As the wine world looks for new markets, wine companies are penetrating into countries where wine drinking is not yet normative. James Lawrence asks some wine professionals for their experience in such markets.
Despite political and economical instability, and high wine prices, Russian wine distributors report increasing sales to private and corporate clients. Anton Moiseenko takes a look.
It’s got a wine-growing history that dates back to the Roman world. It’s got more than 220 authorised grape varieties over 55,000 hectares of vineyards, and it’s one of the most exciting wine-growing countries in Europe.