The share of Russian wines in trade and catering may be required to increase to 70%

Former Minister of Agriculture, head of the N. I. Tkachev Agrocomplex Alexander Tkachev proposed increasing the share of Russian wines in trade and public catering to 70% within seven years. He sent a corresponding letter to President Vladimir Putin, Interfax writes, citing a source in the market. A source in one of the relevant departments told the agency that the letter contains a positive resolution from the head of state. The request to support Tkachev's proposal was addressed to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev, heads of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry and Trade Oksana Lut and Anton Alikhanov. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has prepared a bill according to which the share of Russian wines in trade should be at least 20%. In November, a GOST was issued for wine lists of restaurants and cafes, which recommends increasing the share of Russian wines from the total number of wine names to 20%. According to the agency's source, Tkachev considers ...