Wine Stories - S1E7 - Champagne and the Soviets
Update: 2023-10-17
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For 300 years, Russia has had a very special relation with Champagne. Praised by the tsars to the point of ordering tailor-made cuvees and launching sparkling wine production in Russia, social and political symbol in the Staline’s Soviet Union and diplomatic leverage for Vladimir Putin in 2021, Champagne has a special place in Russia. From the creation of Roederer Cristal to the soviet gulags and a Russian wine winning medals against the Champenois, here is the astonishing story of the ties between Champagne & Russia.
Enjoy!
Picture credit : Valentin Kunov/TASS
Enjoy!
Picture credit : Valentin Kunov/TASS
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