In 2011 the volume of grapes grown in Russia will rise to 350-360 thousand tones vs 324,000 tones in 2010.
These figures were reported by Leonid Popovich, the President of the Russian Union of winegrowers and winemaking, on the annual meeting in Abrau-Durso. Unfortunately the vineyards lost due to severe frost 5 years ago haven’t been restored yet. In 2010 there were 60.9 thousand hectares of vineyards in contrast to 61.3 thousand hectares in 2006.
Source: www.fruitnews.ru