Russian winemakers made against the refusal by the foreign wine material – RBC

President of the Union of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Russia Leonid Popovich

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The opinion about the idea to abandon the importation of foreign wine material, which was previously announced Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev, Popovic stated on the radio station “Moscow speaking».

«We wine material is imported, it is common practice. It is bottled, then called the Russian wine and sold well. This is about one-third of all wine sales, “- he explained. According to Popovic, currently prohibit the importation of foreign wine material can not, because “if we lose one-third of production.” The head of the Union of Winegrowers and Winemakers stressed that the possible increase in tariffs, “Once the fee will raise and begin to plant grapes, but grapes are growing five years».

As will appear the new grapes, it will be possible substitution it produced wine imported wine material and “in the long term once it will be possible to ban [the import of imported wine materials in Russia],” said Popovic.

Earlier, Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev, the TV channel “Russia 24″ made a ban on importation of foreign wine or a multiple increase of tariffs on their imports. Filling foreign wines under Russian brands Tkachev called “unacceptable».

«Pour wine in the bottle is already here, in Russia, but someone else’s wine … Well, what kind of competition. Of course, the economy will be better in those who use other wine materials spilled and sells it under the brand of the Russian “- said Tkachev. According to him, the entrepreneur who is opening a winery, “easier to bring a tank or a ship from South Africa, just 100 or 1,000 tonnes.”