No kick from shampanskoye: new law falling flat at upscale Moscow bars
Bottles of Russian-produced sparkling wine are packed in boxes at Kornet, a Moscow-based winery. Photograph: Itar-Tass/Alamy Bottles of Russian-produced sparkling wine are packed in boxes at Kornet, a Moscow-based winery. Photograph: Itar-Tass/Alamy Drinkers are unimpressed by Putin’s ruling that only Russian bubbly passes the test while French bottles must be labelled ‘sparkling wine’ Sat 10 Jul 2021 02.00 EDT Last orders at the Magnum wine bar in Moscow’s White Square business district are called before midnight due to a Covid curfew. Only the vaccinated can drink inside so drinkers...
Source: theguardian.com