Produced using the same bottle fermentation method as Champagne and aged in gypsum mines beneath Bakhmut, Ukraine. The bottles matured underground before the 2022 invasion. Only a small percentage was evacuated before production stopped.

Global supply is permanently limited.

After Ukraine’s independence, Artwinery became one of the country’s most recognized sparkling wine producers. For decades, it represented Ukrainian celebration, quality, and craftsmanship. Before 2022, millions of bottles were sold annually across Ukraine and exported internationally.

This is not a new brand. It is the surviving remainder of a national icon.

From early 2022 through spring 2023, the city of Bakhmut became one of the fiercest battlefronts of russia’s invasion. Artwinery’s facilities, both underground and above, were caught in the middle of relentless combat as control of the city shifted. Amid this pressure, the winery’s team made a decisive choice: save as many bottles as possible.

From early 2022 through spring 2023, the city of Bakhmut became one of the fiercest battlefronts of Russia’s invasion. Artwinery’s facilities above ground and in the gypsum galleries were located in a contested zone as control of the city shifted. As the situation evolved, the winery prioritized securing finished inventory. They organized relocation of stock out of Bakhmut before the city was captured.

In May 2023, Bakhmut was captured by russian forces after months of fighting. The above-ground winery facilities were destroyed, and operations were forced to relocate. Only those bottles rescued and exported before the fall carry Ukrainian certification and legal origin for international markets. No new bottles from Bakhmut will be produced under the original methods.

This stock is finite.

Today only a small portion of those bottles remains. Because production at the original Bakhmut site has stopped and no new stock will be made, this allocation is permanently limited.

Once these bottles are gone, they will not be replaced.