Grape harvest in Russia will reach 800 thousand tons in 2023

Published 2023년 4월 25일

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The 2023 grape harvest in Russia is projected to reach 800 thousand tons, with the potential to expand vineyard areas by 35% by 2030 to meet growing demand. Domestic wines already make up 55% of Russian store shelves, with red wines being the preference. There is growing demand for Russian sparkling wines, with a 20% increase last year. China is the main export destination for Russian wine, despite it making up less than 10% of production. The 'Days of Russian wines' campaign, starting in St. Petersburg, aims to further promote Russian wines both domestically and internationally.

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The grape harvest in Russia will reach 800 thousand tons in 2023. This forecast was given on Tuesday by Alexei Plotnikov, Executive Director of the Association of Viticulturalists and Winemakers of Russia, at the opening ceremony of the All-Russian campaign "Days of Russian Wines". "This sub-sector of agriculture is extremely climate-dependent. We hope that the weather in all regions will allow us to harvest 800,000 tons of technical grapes. Now the most important stage in caring for vineyards begins - the so-called green operations on grapes, clusters are being formed. Weather from May to June is critical for the volume and quality of grapes," he said, answering a question from TASS. Now the area of Russian vineyards is 100 thousand hectares. In 2030, the vineyard area in Russia will grow by 35%, Plotnikov notes. "We would like to reach the figure of 250-300 thousand hectares in order to balance today's demand. We have every opportunity for this. In Soviet times, there were 83.5 ...

Source: Kvedomosti