Wine in Russia From January 1, 2022, you can call only alcoholic beverages from grapes. Such a norm is established by law 468-FZ “On Viticulture and Winemaking in the Russian Federation”.
In the event of an appearance on the shelves, the wine is not from grapes will be recognized by counterfeit products. Alcoholic fruit drinks will be referred to as “fruit alcohol products.”
Director of the Department of Research and Promotion of Domestic Winery Products of Roskkaya, Olesya Bunyaeva explained RIA Novosti that the distinction of wine and cheap wine is eliminating the unfair competitive environment in the market and contributes to the execution of state support measures.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that determines the conditions for the label of the name “Cognac of Russia”. Thus, wine-growing farms carrying out brandy, fully produced from grapes grown in Russia, have the right to indicate a label of such products “Cognac of Russia”. Now the Moet Hennessy products supplied to Russia will have to be called sparkling wine, not champagne. In turn, the Union of Houses of Champagne France (UMC) considered the new Russian law invalid and considered it possible to suspend the supply of champagne to Russia.