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Champagne vs. Vladimir Putin New Russian Champagne law Epernay, the Champagne Capital

In Russia, champagne is downgraded to "sparkling wine" This is a decision that risks causing serious surprises for champagne lovers in Russia. Press Roundup News.in-24

Also known as "shampanskoye" The name "champagne" will henceforth be reserved for sparkling wines from the country of Vladimir Putin.

Russian authorities certainly want to highlight local sparkling wine producers And in particular, those of Crimea

The country's flagship brand, Crimean wine Novy Svet, is owned by a friend of the Russian president, Yuri Kovalchuk.

According to Euronews: France's Champagne Committee added in a statement that it was also calling on French and EU diplomats to get the law changed Euronews

Co-presidents of the French Champagne group called on its members to halt all shipments to Russia for the time being.

Moët-Hennessy will play the game The LVMH group, which owns the famous houses Moët et Chandon, Veuve Cliquot and Dom Perignon suspended "temporarily" any export.

Moët-Hennessy said it would begin adding the designation of "sparkling wine" to the back of bottles destined for Russia to comply with the law.