Russian ministry identifies territories with the largest vineyard areas

Krasnodar Territory, Dagestan and Crimea account for more than 70% of the vineyard area covered by Russian statistics, Agriculture Ministry official Irina Fedina said. Krasnodar Territory accounts for a third of the total.

Fedina’s presentation put Dagestan’s vineyards at 27.8 thousand hectares. It estimated the area of vineyards in Crimea at around 23.5 thousand hectares.

The deputy director of the ministry’s food and processing industry department spoke at the Russian Winemaking Forum in Gelendzhik. The forum runs from October 21 to October 23.