More than a third of vineyards in the Russian Federation have the potential for good yield — Ministry of Agriculture

Domestic producers have learned to create wines that reflect the grape variety and the region. Over the past five years, the area of vineyards in Russia has grown to 110 thousand hectares. More than a third of the vineyards have the potential for high yields. This was reported by Elena Fastova, the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, at the press conference "Results of the research 'Wine Guide of Russia'." "We have indeed been paying maximum attention to viticulture and winemaking in recent years. Today, we already have more than a third of vineyards aged between 5 and 15 years. That is, they are quite young, with the potential for good yields," she said. Fastova also noted that in 2025, it is planned to plant an additional 5 thousand hectares of new vineyards. "In our plans, we intend to continue with such an increase annually. By the end of the year, we plan to have 113 thousand hectares of vineyards," said the First Deputy Minister. According to her, ...