Wine Law

13 includes an assessment of wines originating from at least three quarters of the total amount of wine producers of this wine type located in Russia. The regional rating is elaborated with the same criterion of at least three quarters of the total amount of wine producers of the relevant wine type located in the grape growing and winemaking zone, the grape growing and winemaking rayon, or the grape growing and winemaking terroir. “The Russian wine guide” of Roskachestvo, mentioned above, is an authoritative example of national rating initiative materialised jointly with the Russian Ministry of industry and trade and the Ministry of agriculture 50 . Chapter 4 is dedicated to the Russian national system for the protection of wines by geographical indication and appellation of origin (Art. 29-32). The land suitable for grape growing in Russia is divided into grape growing and winemaking zones that consist of grape growing and winemaking rayons. Grape growing and winemaking rayons may include one or more grape growing and winemaking terroirs. The territorial division of the lands suitable for grape growing and the relevant territorial names are to be approved and could be modified by the Russian government. The wines of protected designations are wines with protected geographical indication and wines with protected appellation of origin. Russian wines of protected designations are to be made in accordance with the established technological rules. In the production of wines and fortified wines with protected geographical indication, it is prohibited to carry out technological operations of secondary winemaking, which allow the possibility of blending wines and fortified wines made from grapes originating from different grape growing and winemaking zones. The information about the content of the approved list of grape varieties, the technological methods and operations of viticulture and winemaking as well as the processing aids used in the production of Russian wines of protected designation is publicly available. The producers of wines of protected designation have the right to put on labels and counter-labels of wine products or in the names of wines the geographic indications of a grape growing and winemaking zone, rayon or terroir. In the sales areas or other places of sale the inscription “Wine of Russia” is authorised only for wines of 50 Source : https://new- retail.ru/novosti/retail/eksperty_predstavili_top_luchshikh_krasnykh_i_belykh_vin_rossii4889/.