The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to increase the mandatory share of Russian wine in restaurants and stores

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to include in the draft law on the mandatory share of Russian wine in restaurant wine lists and store assortments a mechanism that would allow for a further gradual increase in this share. This was reported in an interview with TASS by Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov. "We plan to further include in the draft law a mechanism that would allow for a further gradual increase in the share of domestic wine in retail trade and public catering establishments," he said. Initially, the draft law proposed establishing a mandatory 20% share of Russian wine in both the menu of public catering establishments and in the assortment of stores. According to Alikhanov, for now, Russian consumers have limited opportunities to get acquainted with the assortment of domestic producers, including due to the dominance of foreign brands. "We want to fix this. I would like to emphasize that this is not about alcoholization, but the ...