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Massandra tasting room or Vorontsov wine cellar in Alupka is the second most important tasting room after Massandra winery in the center of Yalta. The wines of the Massandra factory are a business card not only of the Crimea, but also of the world-famous brand of wines. Visiting the tasting room is a great opportunity to get acquainted with the history of winemaking in the Crimea, to learn about the stages of production of this type of alcoholic beverage. In addition to visiting the basements, you will be told about some varieties of wine and offered to taste 9 samples of wines (dry, strong, dessert). After the tour in a specialized store you can buy a copy you like. Special connoisseurs will be able to purchase collectible vintage wines.
The Massandra tasting room is located next to Vorontsov Park, 1 kilometer from Vorontsov Palace, so if you have time and energy left after visiting this architectural complex, you can go here. To visit the wine cellar, taking into account the recruitment of the group, it is better to plan 1 – 1.5 hours.
Minors are not allowed on the territory of the tasting complex.
🌐 Website: massandra.su
🕐 Working hours
from 10:00 to 17:00.
💵 Entrance fee / ticket price
guided tours are held every 30 minutes according to schedule. Visitors are offered 3 options for excursions: tasting program "Classic wines of Massandra" in a group without tasting: beginning in 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, ticket – 600 rubles; excursion "Museum of Winemaking" in the group with tasting: beginning in 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, ticket – 1100 rubles; individual VIP-1 excursion in groups of up to 10 people is carried out by by appointment (tel. +7 (978) 918 63 74, +7 (978) 972 73 03; +7 (978) 936 75 04 or turizm@massandra.ru ), ticket – 14000 per group. Photo and video shooting without flash is allowed.
🚶 How to get there
The Massandra tasting room is located on the outskirts of Alupka on Dvortsovoe shosse str., 26 (Massandra tasting room on the map). From any place in Alupka, you can walk here, especially since the route will pass through Vorontsov Park. Commuter buses No. 102 and 132 can be reached from other districts of Greater Yalta and from the Yalta Bus Station.
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