Moёt Hennessy plans to stop supplying its champagne to Russia (Photo: mikuratv / pixabay)
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Council of the Federation RF approved a bill that allows the use of the term «champagne “only for Russian products. Producers from other countries will have to rename their drinks.
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In this regard, the French company Moёt Hennessy, fearing that wine from the Champagne province will now have to be certified as «sparkling “, decided to stop supplying its products to Russia, reports Interfax with a link to the letter of the company.
As explained in the firm, amendments into the law of the Russian Federation on state regulation of production and circulation of alcoholic beverages, exclude the concept «champagne “, allowing it to be used only in relation to drink, produced in Russia.
it «obliges producers of champagne wines from the French region of Champagne to rename their products to ‘sparkling wine’, ”the letter says.
Manufacturers of champagne Moёt Hennessy «did not confirm their readiness to change the category of sparkling wines for the Russian market ”.
It is noted that so far this is the only company that has made such a decision in connection with the aforementioned bill.
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