Vasiliy Egorovich Tairov (or Vasyl or Vasil; 1859–1938) was a Soviet and Armenian viticulturist and scientist. After studying winemaking in France, he and his cousin Nerses Tairan opened the first brandy factory in Armenia. Tairov founded the Winemaking Bulletin, a journal, in Odessa, Ukraine in 1892. In 1905, he founded what would become the V.Ye. Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking. It was the first scientific winemaking institution in Odessa. A memorial in his honor was erected in Odessa to celebrate his 185th birthday.
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Vasiliy Egorovich Tairov (or Vasyl or Vasil; 1859–1938) was a Soviet and Armenian viticulturist and scientist. After studying winemaking in France, he and his cousin Nerses Tairan opened the first brandy factory in Armenia. Tairov founded the Winemaking Bulletin, a journal, in Odessa, Ukraine in 1892. In 1905, he founded what would become the V.Ye. Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking. It was the first scientific winemaking institution in Odessa. A memorial in his honor was erected in Odessa to celebrate his 185th birthday.
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Early life and education Tairov was born on 20 October 1859 (Old Style) / 2 November 1859 (New Style) in the municipality of Karakilisa (now the city of Vanadzor, Armenia). He was the fifth of six children, and had four brothers and one sister. His family name was originally Tairian. When Tairov was eight years old, he went to a local school in his village, then was taken to Yerevan by his aunt for further education when he turned ten. He graduated from Yerevan Classical High School in 1875, then from Tbilisi Real School in 1878. In 1878, Tairov enrolled in the Imperial Moscow Technical School, but left after only one year. He graduated from the Petrovsky Academy of Agriculture and Forestry in 1884, specialising in forestry. He presented a dissertation on wood vinegar, but subsequently turned his attention to viticulture. Tairov became a member of the Department of Agriculture and Agricultural Industry of the Scientific Committee of the Ministry of State Property in 1885. From 1885 to 1887, Tairov travelled to Western Europe to learn the processes of winemaking. He studied at the Federal College of Viticulture and Pomology in Klosterneuburg, Austria, under viticulturist August Wilhelm von Babo, as…
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Career In 1888, Tairov returned to the Ministry of State Property. His work there included determining measures to improve the winemaking industry in the country. At the time, Phylloxera insects were a significant issue plaguing vineyards in what is now Ukraine, which Tairov worked to combat by convincing the Ministry of Agriculture to introduce techniques he had learned in Western Europe, such as grafting American vines with Phylloxera-resistant rootstock. In 1892, Tairov founded the Winemaking Bulletin journal in Odesa, the centre of the largest winegrowing region in Ukraine, which he used to further combat grape diseases by allowing subscribers to send him samples which he could then test. Another significant viticultural issue in the Russian Empire during this time was wine fraud. As part of his work with the Ministry of State Property and the Winemaking Bulletin journal from 1899 to 1901, Tairov consulted with law professors from Novorossiysk University and other specialists to develop provisions for a draft bill to combat fraud of food products, including wine, by adulteration. The final version of the bill was signed into law by Tsar Nicholas II in 1914, and provided the first official definition of the term "wine" in Russian law, as…
