One of the largest wine producers in Russia - agroindustrial firm "Fanagoriya" - in 2017, reduced the production of wines of 14% due to the decrease in purchases resulting from changes in legislation and the rise in excise taxes reported by TASS in the press service of the company.

"In 2017, JSC "APF "Fanagoria" made and bottled 2.18 million decaliters (dal) of alcoholic beverages (a fall of 14.1% by 2016). The decline in the total volume of the filling segment caused by a decrease in production in the beginning of last year due to changes in legislation, increasing excise rates, and, consequently, reduce purchases of products from the system of market players", - said the representative of the company.

He said that wines produced 1.85 million dal, champagne and sparkling wines - 236 thousand has given, cognac and brandy - 55.4 thousand gave wine beverages - 9.8 thousand has given, grape vodka (chacha) - 29.3 thousand gave, balms and 2.6 thous.

In 2017, the production of "Phanagoria" went directly to the 66 regions of the country, with about a third of all products fell on the share of the Moscow region, St. Petersburg and Krasnodar Krai. Home buyer - Federal and regional trade networks. In addition, about 14 thousand (200 thousand bottles) were exported. "The most systematic market established with China, was delivery to Armenia, as well as in duty free shops Sheremetyevo", - said the source.

He stressed that, despite the decline of production in General, actively growing production of premium vintage wines. In addition, in 2017 began the production of wines with protected geographical indication.

According to him, in 2017, the wine, the company has invested 314,6 million rubles, of 136.2 million in the development of viticulture. In particular, last year opened after the restoration one of the nation's largest wine cellars with an area of 3 thousand square meters (allows you to place 5 thousand barrels for aging wine). Now there are already more than 2,200 barrels of French, American and Caucasian oak (the latter made on its own cooperage company). In addition to the cask sector, in the basement are niches for storage of wines, a tasting room, but in the future the production of sparkling wines (champagne).