According to the first quarter results, Russian winemakers produced 3.2 million branches of sparkling wine; This is 42.7% more than in the same period in 2023. In this respect reported On the website of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
In the January-March period, still wine production increased by a quarter, reaching 7.1 million decalitres.
The ministry noted that such high indicators are facilitated by a consistently good grape harvest. According to Rosstat, it exceeded 882 thousand tons in 2023, which is generally consistent with the results of the previous year.
Russian demand for wine products also increased in the first quarter. Still wine sales increased by 4.2% and sparkling wine sales increased by 13.3%.
Before this Rosalkogoltabakcontrol reported On the growth of cider and mead production in the Russian Federation. Production of these alcoholic beverages increased by more than 12% in the quarter.
Previously Italy happened It became the main European vintner heading to Russia for the first time since 2014.
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Source: Gazeta
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