A group of former American military officers and diplomats who served in Kyiv are teaming up with a Ukrainian winery owner to bring a taste of the Black Sea coast to a U.S. audience.
LATEST NEWSIs 2025 a good year to buy a house in San Antonio?Former correctional officer arrested for smuggling attempt of contraband, narcotics, US Marshals sayWine Styles owner Arthur Lampros , left, and Valentyna Parsaieva, head of export for Shabo, a Ukrainian winery, right, take part in a wine tasting at Wine Styles, Dec. 20, 2024 in Dumfries, Va.
Sam Lerman, CEO of SPYRT Worldwide, right, tells why he started importing Ukrainian wine to the owner of Wine Styles Arthur Lampros, second from left, during a tasting with Giorgi Iukuridze, owner and CEO of Ukrainian winery Shabo, second from right, Joseph Belli, Sales Manager for SPYRT Worldwide, and Valentyna Parsaieva, head of export for Shabo, center left, at Wine Styles, Dec. 20, 2024 in Dumfries, Va.
Giorgi Iukuridze, owner and CEO Shabo, a Ukrainian winery, second from right, show one of his wines to the owner of Wine Styles Arthur Lampros, left, at the start of a wine tasting at Wine Styles, Dec. 20, 2024 in Dumfries, Va. At the tasting table with Iukuridze are Sam Lerman, CEO of SPYRT Worldwide, right, and Joseph Belli, Sales Manager for SPYRT Worldwide.
For Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO who served as President Donald Trump's special representative to Ukraine during a stormy time in his first term, what Ukraine is about is determination, dedication and hope. It was Russia’s invasions of Ukraine, especially in February 2022, that made more American military into fans of the wines of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, and of the country’s best vodkas.
That led to him teaming up with Iukuridze and partners to set up Spyrt Worldwide, a new U.S. import company to bring in Shabo wines and two Ukrainian vodkas. A share of the profits is designated for Invictus Global Response, a mine-removal nonprofit run by veterans. After the Soviet Union crumbled in 1991, Iukeridze and his father, who have roots in wine production in Georgia, were among the largest producers in an independent Ukraine bringing production up to modern standards. Shabo's wines have won international awards and are featured in Michelin-starred restaurants.
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