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Novyi Svet
Prince Lev Golitsyn carved cellars into Crimean coastal cliffs in 1878, creating the birthplace of Russian méthode champenoise. Those tunnels supplied Tsar Nicholas II's court and became Soviet 'Sovetskoye Shampanskoye' headquarters. Today, 4.5 million bottles emerge annually from 146 years of unbroken sparkling heritage.
Prince Golitsyn’s site selection at Novyi Svet (Новый Свет, “New World” in Russian) was deliberate: maritime climate moderation, limestone-rich soils, and natural cave systems providing ideal aging conditions paralleled Champagne’s terroir advantages he studied during years in France. The coastal cliff tunnels he carved in 1878 maintain constant cool temperatures and high humidity—perfect environments for secondary fermentation and extended aging on lees that define traditional method sparkling wines.
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Brand Snapshot
Scale
- Production: 4.5 million bottles annually
Business Model
- Channels: Wine tourism (Golitsyn's original cellars, historic equipment, coastal setting)
Wine Details
- Terroir: Sudak, Crimea (southeastern coast)
- Production Method: Traditional méthode champenoise (secondary fermentation in bottle)