The law on viticulture and winemaking in the Russian Federation was adopted at the initiative of the residents of Crimea. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a working meeting with the Governor of the Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratyev. The head of the region thanked the Russian leader for the adoption in December 2019 of the law on viticulture and winemaking. "At the initiative of the Crimeans," said the president about the emergence of the law. According to Kondratyev, over six years, the number of vineyards increased by 6.5 thousand. The production of domestic seedlings increased fourfold. Putin noted that this issue was actively pursued by the former Governor of the Krasnodar Krai, Alexander Tkachev, who later became the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia.