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Article highlights:
- While Russia represented about 1.8% of South African wine exports in 2021 – the pandemic had already caused a drop in exports to the region – the year nonetheless saw a total of 6.9 million litres of wine leaving SA for Russian shores. The total value of exports to Russia in 2021 was R207 million.
- Tim Hutchinson, executive chair of independent wine and spirits company DGB, said the company has done good business in both Russia and Ukraine in the past – markets that seem to prefer SA’s red wines.
- Any DGB shipments that were due to leave for Russia and Ukraine are currently on hold.
