Tkachev opposed the import of wine materials

The head of the Ministry of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev opposed the import of wine materials - wines not spilled into bottles or packages. He made an appropriate statement on the air of Russia-24.

Now, Tkachev noted, Russian Winzavodes "are, in general, workshops for a rosple wine." He called this situation "unacceptable." At the same time, the official admitted that "the economy will be better for the one who took advantage of another wine, poured and sells it under the Russian brand." According to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, in the current conditions, the owner of the Winzavod "is easier to bring a tank or a ship from South Africa, 100 or 1000 tons at once" than to produce wine yourself.

Therefore, he concluded Tkachev, "we must either raise customs duties multiple, or even close this type of business."

Meanwhile, the Russian Union of Vinogents and Winemakers categorically opposed the initiative of the official. As the president of this organization Leonid Popovich says Moscow, now a third of the whole wine sold under Russian brands is imported from abroad "and is perfectly sold." He called the import of wine materials "ordinary practice."

“Now,” Popovich emphasized, “to ban (Import of wine materials. - Ed.) It is impossible, because then we will lose one third of production.”

At the same time, he added, if Russian winemakers later begin to plant their own grapes, then over time, as the vine begins to bear fruit, "we will replace the imported wine material with this wine." In such conditions, the import of wine materials "in the future can once be banned," Popovich concluded.

Wines imported from abroad and spilled in Russia are comparable to the wines of domestic production in quality. Both are significantly inferior to wines spilled in bottles or bags abroad.