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His grapes are still ripening in the spring sunshine on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, yet even now, winemaker Georgiy Molchanov knows that 2022 may be a unique vintage.

For one thing, it will be the first time he has made wine while his terroirs have been part of a warzone. And for another, this year’s Chardonnay may have some unique extra tasting notes: a hint of gunpowder maybe, with a full-bodied metallic finish.

For buried in the sandy soils of his vineyard overlooking the Southern Bug River are several Grad rockets - fired by Russian forces during their attempts to capture the nearby city of Mykolaiv two months ago.

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