Overview
- Roskachestvo’s Wine Guide named top sparkling wines and pét-nats for 2025–26, with leading producers from Krasnodar Krai, Rostov Region and Crimea.
- Category leaders included Abrau-Durso Brut d'Or Blanc de Blancs (4.51), Abrau-Durso Brut d'Or Blanc de Noirs (4.47) and Fanagoria Blanc de Blancs (4.42), alongside winners in Charmat, rosé, semi-sweet, sweet and pét-nat styles.
- Simple Wine News reported 206 sparkling wines tasted this season and 180 making its list, with one wine earning three red stars, 31 at three stars, 85 at two and 63 at one under its 92+/90–91/88–89/86–87 scale.
- The Agriculture Ministry said wine output rose 16.6% last year and that Russian labels now account for 60% of still wine and 72% of sparkling sales on store shelves.
- Officials cited a young vineyard base with over one-third of plantings aged 5–15 years, maintained support worth about 4 billion rubles, and goals totaling roughly 113,000 hectares by year-end, while industry leaders emphasized traditional methods and sharper competition driven by rankings.