Crimea’s association of winegrowers and winemakers, Crimean Grape and Wine Bureau, asked Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to consider the introduction of a minimal 30% quota for domestic wines in stores and restaurants. The head of the Russian Government instructed Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachyov to examine this issue, RBC reports.
It is stated in the Crimean Grape and Wine Bureau’s letter that the introduction of such quotas “will significantly enable the development of viticulture and winemaking, strengthen our position in competition with foreign wine producers”.
The Ministry of Agriculture confirms the receipt of the Bureau’s letter. Dmitry Medvedev’s Press Secretary Natalya Timakova did not respond to RBC’s request to comment on the order.
In October, it was reported that the State Duma intended to consider the law on viticulture and winemaking in the first reading. Proponents of amendments insisted that winegrowers should be separated from beer and vodka producers and equated to farmers, which guaranteed them subsidizing.
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