Russia bans public bodies from purchasing foreign wines
The Russian government has banned public bodies from purchasing imported wine in a bid to protect domestic winemaking.
A statement from the Russian ministry of agriculture
confirmed the ban on Tuesday, which includes all international “wines, sparkling wines, liqueur, and fruit wines”.
The changes in legislation will come into effect in July of this year.
This is not the first time the Russian government have placed such a ban on food and drink products.
The lion’s share of Russian vineyards are to be found on the Black Sea coast, south West of Krasnodar. This region is on the same latitude as Bordeaux and Barolo so the climate would seem almost ideal.
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Ограничены госзакупки отдельных видов продукции виноделия иностранного производства – Правительство России
http://m.government.ru/docs/36813/
https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/28/russia-bans-public-bodies-from-purchasing-foreign-wines