One of the largest Russian winemaking companies "Fanagoria" exported more than 320 thousand bottles of wine products for the sum of 33,6 million rubles since the beginning of 2021. Deliveries were made to China, Kazakhstan, Germany, Latvia, Finland and other countries.

"Most of all it was shipped to China - 312 thousand bottles to the amount of 31.2 million rubles. The second place in export sales - Kazakhstan (more than 7 thousand bottles worth 1.5 million rubles), the third - Latvia (more than 1 thousand bottles of products worth 568 thousand rubles)," - said in the federal center of export development of agro-industrial products of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia.

This year the company is planning to enter the Canadian and the US markets. Already now samples have been sent to Canada to participate in the tender of the Canadian monopoly of Ontario LCBO, and a relevant contract has been signed with American importers.

"At the beginning of June, we made our first shipment to Belarus in the amount of 9,696 bottles from premium to medium segment, a total of 12 appellations: the 100 Shades line, Crewe Lermont, Autor and Number Reserve. Now potential clients from Indonesia, Slovenia and Nigeria are in development", said Petr Romanishin, General Director of the company.

In 2020 the company took part in five international tasting competitions where it won 5 gold, 13 silver and 4 bronze medals.

"We are seeing a surge of interest in Russian-made wines in the world. The quality of our wines is confirmed by medals of the largest and most prestigious international tasting competitions in London, Vienna, Berlin, Hong Kong, as well as tasting assessments of Robert Parker's team. Of course, we have to study and take into account peculiarities of different countries' markets. In the promotion of products in foreign markets we apply various technologies, including homologation of products for German and Finnish consumers, in addition, we have successful experience of sales under the CTM in major chain stores in China," - said the General Director.

Fanagoria Group produces the full range of wine products: still, sparkling, iced, dessert wines, cognacs, grape vodka, and since spring 2019 - non-alcoholic grape juice. The vast majority of Fanagoria wines are made from our own grapes grown on the Taman Peninsula.

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Author: Karina Kamalova