Abrau-Dyurso Explained

En Name:Abrau-Dyurso
Ru Name:Абрау-Дюрсо
Coordinates:44.7028°N 37.6019°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Krasnodar Krai
Adm District Jur:Novorossyisk Urban Okrug
Inhabloc Cat:Selo
Mun District Jur:Novorossyisk Urban Okrug
Urban Settlement Jur:Abrau-Dyurso Rural Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Abrau-Dyurso Rural Okrug
Pop 2010Census:3519
Pop Latest:3752
Pop Latest Date:2021
Established Date:1870
Postal Codes:353995
Dialing Codes:8617

Abrau-Dyurso or Abrau-Durso (Russian: Абрау-Дюрсо) is a rural locality (a selo) under the administrative jurisdiction of the City of Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is located on the shore of Lake Abrau, 14km (09miles) west of Novorossiysk. It should not be confused with the khutor of Dyurso,[1] which is located 4km (02miles) to the south, where the Dyurso River enters the Black Sea, and which is sometimes incorrectly considered to be a part of Abrau-Dyurso.[2] Population:

History

The settlement was founded on November 25, 1870 as a royal winery which was to provide wine for the Tsar's household. These plans were brought to fruition twenty-one years later, when Prince Lev Golitsyn, renowned for his Crimean vineyards of Massandra and Novy Svet, was appointed Surveyor of Imperial Vineyards at Abrau-Dyurso. It was he who brought to Russia a team of skilled winemakers from France.[3] By 1897, Abrau-Dyurso boasted champagne cellars containing in excess of 13,000 bottles.

The Russian Revolution of 1917 brought an end to Abrau-Dyurso's prosperity, if only for a short time. The French specialists fled Russia, but their work was continued by their Russian apprentices. Throughout the Soviet period, Abrau-Dyurso was reputed for its sparkling wine, which was marketed under the name of Sovetskoye Shampanskoye ("Soviet Champagne").

Economy

Abrau-Dyurso is the center of Russia's most important wine-growing region.

In August 2002, the local earth dam located upstream of the Dyurso River collapsed, washing away some of the grape fields in the Dyurso Valley and killing 2 people.[4]

As of 2005, the local winery, Abrau-Durso, produced 5,800,000 bottles of sparkling wine. There is a museum of sparkling wines on its grounds.

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #2741-P of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai of December 19, 2006 On Establishing the Borders of the City of Novorossiysk of Krasnodar Krai and of the Administrative-Territorial Units Under Its Jurisdiction. Items 4.8 (Abrau-Dyurso) and 4.10 (Dyurso). (Russian: Постановление Законодательного Собрания Краснодарского края от 19 декабря 2006 г. № 2741-П "Об установлении границ города Новороссийск Краснодарского края и подчинённых ему административно-территориальных единиц". Пп. 4.8 (Абрау-Дюрсо) и 4.10 (Дюрсо).)
  2. http://www.idisuda.ru/article.php?s=49 Idisuda.ru
  3. Web site: Carter. Felicity. 2016-02-29. Russia finds its wine roots. 2021-06-17. Meininger's Wine Business International.
  4. News: 2002-08-08. Russian flood region on alert. BBC News. 2021-06-17.