- Title: RUSSIA: Oldest bubbly wine maker wants to sell their sparkling wine to Europe
- Date: 14th August 2013
- Summary: TSIMLYANSK REGION, RUSSIA (RECENT) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF VINEYARD (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) TSIMLYANSK REGION HEAD AGRICULTURALIST NIKOLAI MOLCHANOV, SAYING: "Black Tsimlyansk grape sort in our zone alone gets that quality of wine because when they bring Tsimlyansk Black grapes to other zone, it makes a different quality of wine." BUILDING READING 'TSIMLYANSK WINES' VARIOUS OF GRAPES IN WINE PRESS VATS WOODEN TANK (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) TSIMLYANSK SPARKLING WINE FACTORY WINEMAKER SERGEI KOROTKOV, SAYING: "Our terroir is, I think, one of the best, and it gives the ability to produce very high-quality wines. What's more, the tendency now is development to raise quality. We are growing now, and soon I think we will reach the European level." VARIOUS OF BOTTLES IN FACTORY WOMAN APPLYING LABEL TO BOTTLE BOTTLES ON ASSEMBLY LINE VARIOUS OF WORKERS TAKING BOTTLES OFF LINE BOTTLE WITH SEAL MOSCOW, RUSSIA (AUGUST 13, 2013) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF WINE SHOP VARIOUS OF WINE EXPERT SVETLANA LUBAROVA IN SHOP (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) WINE EXPERT SVETLANA LUBAROVA, SAYING: "The person who has an alternative to compare to will vote for, of course, all the votes go for imported (wine). This speaks to the fact that, we (in Russia) have still not reached the quality (of wine) that we would like to see now, that we would like to see on the celebration table." WINES ON SHELF SALES PERSON WITH CUSTOMER IN STORE WINE FOR SALE CUSTOMER IN STORE SPARKLING WINE FOR SALE (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) WINE EXPERT SVETLANA LUBAROVA, SAYING: "Because we (in Russia) want to do this all quickly, and in mass quantities, we use cheaper methods of production. If we were to dig deep into how champagne is made, the production, then, in principle, if we used this method from the French, I think that we could get as good as they are. But for some reason we don't want to do that." VARIOUS OF SPARKLING WINE FOR SALE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING ON STREET, EATING AND DRINKING IN SIDEWALK CAFES
- Embargoed: 29th August 2013 13:00
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- Location: Russian Federation
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- Country: Russia
- Topics: Business,Industry
- Reuters ID: LVA6C1VUJ075S9XQDKIBWGJQPUHL
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- Story Text: Russian winery attempts to produce high-quality sparkling wine, but expert says Russian wines have a long way to go before they reach the level of French champagne.
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