The first wine in Russia "registration" will go on sale in the coming days. With such a significant event, the staff of the enterprise congratulated the Manager of presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Kolpakov.

"This is a very important step towards the revival of the legendary enterprise. "Massandra" has finally changed status to "drink wine" in "wine with protected geographical indication "Crimea". The long-awaited license FGUP PAO Massandra received the first of Russian wineries, and the first launched the production of wines with a ZSU. I congratulate the team and am confident that we can return to the enterprise with a rich history and worldwide fame" — he said.

In turn, General Director Yanina Pavlenko thanked for the support of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, head of Republic of Crimea, deputies of the State Duma.

"Perhaps in a century label with "drink wine" will be in high demand by collectors as rare and curious. But we are very pleased that they have become the history that we have returned to our production status of the wine. And all the difficulties left in the transitional period from which we are confident", she said.

The first wine that came out of the factory under the label of wine with ZSU was "Bastardo Muscat". This red dessert wine is produced only "Massandra". In Marche this year marks exactly 50 years. The grapes for him – "Bastardo Magarach" – is grown in almost all branches of the enterprise – from Sudak area to the South coast.

"One of the conditions for obtaining a license for production of wine with ZSU – it is cooking it from his grapes, — said Yanina Pavlenko. — In addition, the production and bottling must be carried out within the Peninsula. In other words, it is absolutely a product of the Crimean, the product with the taste of the Crimea".

Before the New year under the label of wine with ZSU "Massandra" will produce about three dozen of their legendary wines. This white, pink and black "Moscatel Muscat", "Muscat white the red stone", "Seventh sky of Prince Golitsyn", "Marsala Massandra", "Malaga Muscat", "Madera Crimean" and many others.

About the company:

FSUE "PAO Massandra is the oldest winery located in the village of Massandra in the Crimea, Russia's largest for growing grapes and producing fine wines. The world's largest collection of wines of the company, numbering about a million bottles, is listed in the Guinness Book of records. After joining the Crimea to Russia Massandra became the responsibility of the office of the President of Russia. Except China and a number of Russian regions, "Massandra" exports its products to the Republic of Belarus.

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