«Krasnodar region and Champagne in France have common traditions. The history of winegrowing development is similar. I decided to visit this region in Russia. Since Krasnodar region is intensively developing in the sphere of tourism, agriculture and industry, we have considered it necessary to establish special relations between our regions».
Jean-Paul Bachy, President of the Regional Council of Champagne-Ardenne
«For those five years that I observe Russian wines, its quality has considerably grown. I see progress in the field of winegrowing, I see attempts of domestic winemakers to search for their own style.»
Brett Krittenden, Australian Enologist, International Wine Judge, Member of «Southern Russia» Tasting Competition Jury
«Russia is a country where winemaking is developing actively. The level of wines is very different, and it is quite normal for a young wine state. But according to the samples presented at the competition and judging by the projects that we have seen in the framework of our trip I can say about big prospects».
Willi Klinger, Managing Director of Marketing Society of Austrian Wines, Member of «Southern Russia» Tasting Competition Jury
«Russian winemakers learn very quickly nowadays. Every year is a new experiment, a new attempt for them to achieve interesting results. I am satisfied with the jury’s work. We were attentive to all features of presented samples, and I hope that results will be objective».
Igor Serdyuk, Leading Russian Wine Critic, Member of «Southern Russia» Tasting Competition Jury
«Krasnodar is a center of domestic winemaking which is setting the tone for development of the branch in Russia and CIS-countries».
Leonid Popovich, President of the Russian Union of Winegrowers and Winemakers, Member of «Southern Russia» Tasting Competition Jury