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[[Image:Wines of Abkhazia.jpg|thumb|right|Wines of Abkhazia]]{{Short description|Wine making in Abkhazia}}
'''[[Abkhazia]]''' is a cultural region in the [[South Caucasus]]. It has a long history of '''[[wine]]'''-making. Most of the produced wine is consumed locally or exported to [[Russia]].

==Varieties==
Abkhazian wine varieties include:
===White===
*[[New Athos|Anakopia]] is a white semi-dry table wine made from the [[Tsolikouri|Tsolikauri]] grape variety grown in the [[Sukhumi]] and [[Gudauta]] districts in Abkhazia. The colour range is from light to dark-straw. It has a specific aroma and a subtle fresh taste. The alcohol content in the ready wine is 9-11%, sugar content 1-2 g/100 mL, titrated acidity 5-8 g/L. The wine has been produced since 1978.
===Red===
*[[Apsny]] is a naturally semi-sweet red wine made of red grape varieties cultivated in Abkhazia. The wine of pomegranate colour has a pleasant aroma, a full and harmonious taste with gentle sweetness. When ready for use, the wine contains 9-10% alcohol, 3-5% sugar and has 5-7% titrated acidity. At an international exhibition the wine received one silver medal.
*[[Lykhny]] is a naturally semi-sweet red wine made of the [[Isabella (grape)|Izabela]] grape variety cultivated in Abkhazia. The wine has red colour, a specific aroma and a fresh harmonious taste. The wine contains about 10% alcohol, 3-5% sugar and has 5-7% titrated acidity. At international exhibitions [[Lykhny]] was awarded one silver and one bronze medal.

==See also==
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* [[Agriculture in Georgia (country)|Agriculture in Georgia]]

*[[Georgian wine]]
*[[Winemaking]]
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==External links==
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070529232936/http://www.abkhazia.ru/abkhaz_vine.htm Abkhazian wine] {{in lang|ru}}

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