About it reports newspaper "Kommersant" with reference to the party of the alcohol market. Information about the transaction confirmed CEO and principal owner of group Alexander Mechetin.

According to the businessman, a deal previously approved by the Federal Antimonopoly service (FAS), she is in the final stage. "Beluga is the first asset in winemaking, therefore, to objections on our side could not be", – said head of control and financial management FAS Vladimir Michelosen.Mechetin did not disclose the value of the asset, however, according to the newspaper's source, the transaction price will exceed $20 million (more than 1.2 bn). The deal will allow the Beluga Group to the vineyards and the winery, which produces 2.5 million bottles of premium still and sparkling wines per year.

The newspaper notes that "Villa Romanov" on the Taman Peninsula belongs to the 1000 hectares of land, of which 231 ha from the already planted vineyard of European varieties Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, etc. the First harvest they received in 2016 Terroir of the company was the geographical area for wines with a protected designation of origin. Thus in 2017 the sale of farms amounted to only 57,62 million rubles.

The President of the Union of winegrowers and winemakers of Russia Leonid Popovich in an interview with the publication described the "Villa Romanov" as "one of the most modern and new wineries in the country", which produces wine in the mid-price and premium segments. "It's created from scratch a project of Andrei Romanov," he notes. Earlier, the businessman owned wine producer "Russian Azov". At the beginning of 2016 he sold the asset holding "Ariant" for RUB 1.5 billion At the farm "Villa Romanov" he owns 39%, and 61% Svetlana Malakhova, clarifies the issue with reference to the data "SPARK-Interfax". After the deal with the Beluga Group Novels will remain a partner of the project, said Mechetin. Contact Romanov, the newspaper failed.