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ARTICLE · 30 JULY 2021

A Champagne Update: Much Ado About Nothing

On July 2, 2021, President Putin signed a law 345-Ф3 "On Making Amendments to the Federal Law On State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol...

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On July 2, 2021, President Putin signed a law 345-?3 "On Making Amendments to the Federal Law On State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic Products and on Curbing Consumption (Drinking) of Alcoholic Products". This law changes the wording of many articles of the basic law No 171-?3 of November 1995, deletes several articles and words. In particular, it deletes the word "champagne" (shampanskoye) from many articles which stood by the side of the term "sparkling wine".

The next day, the Russian media exploded with shocking news: "Putin signed a law according to which Champagne may be Russian only", "Amendments signed by Putin may prohibit French Champagne", "Putin banned Champagne to French people", etc, etc.

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