Upgrading the winemaking industry allows for improving the quality of products — experts

The introduction of new technologies helped partially offset the impact of the weather. Modernization of Russia's winemaking industry plays a crucial role in stabilizing the quality of products, RIA "Novosti" was told by "Roskachestvo." The organization emphasized that research within the framework of the "Russian Wine Guide" confirms the strong influence of climatic conditions in the harvest year on the quality of wine. Thus, in cool and rainy years, the quality of red wines decreases, and in hot and dry years, that of white, rosé, and partly sparkling wines. For example, the extremely hot year of 2020 led to a decrease in the quality of sparkling and still rosé wines in 2021. However, in the cooler year of 2021, an improvement was recorded in both categories. "The most significant role in stabilizing quality was played by the large-scale modernization of the industry, the peak of which occurred in 2021-2022. The introduction of modern technologies—work in inert gases to protect ...