Wine has long been made in Ukraine. Now its winemakers are preserving tradition in the face of war

Preserving Ukraine's winemaking tradition in the face of war is the goal for Sergiy Klimov, a Ukrainian wine specialist and bar owner turned winemaker. Yurii Stefanyak

When Sergiy Klimov speaks about wine, his excitement is infectious, even to those with a less than sophisticated palate.

Since 2014, Klimov has championed Ukrainian-made wine in numerous ways.

He runs a chain of wine bars in the capital city, Kyiv, stocking only Ukrainian-produced wine. He is an ambassador for Ukrainian wine, promoting it overseas. And now he has his own vineyard in the village of Zarichanka in western Ukraine, where he experiments with grape cultivation and the winemaking process.

Through sharing Ukrainian-made wine, Klimov feels he is preserving and building on a tradition connected to his ancestra