date:Aug 01, 2014
Crimean winemakers, targeted by Western sanctions, have asked Russian officials to limit imports of alcohol from Europe to try to boost sales, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Thursday.
In a letter from Yanina Pavlenko, the head of the Crimea Bureau of Grapes and Wine, to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the organisation wrote: These fair measures would allow Crimean winemakers to compensate for the negative effects from EU sanctions.
Pavlenko, who also heads the Crimean factory that makes s