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		</div><p>For most aficionados, a sparkling wine can be called champagne only if it comes from the region of France with that name and is made under certain regulations – but a new Russian law makes the counter-claim that the word can be used only for Russian wine.</p>
<p>The law has sparked controversy and renowned winemaker Moet-Hennessy said it was suspending champagne shipments to Russia.</p>
<p>The law that was adopted on Friday allows the term to used only for “Russian champagne”.</p>
<p>Since Soviet times, champagne — “shampanskoye” in Russian — has been used as a generic term for a wide range of sparling wines, some of which contradict champagne’s luxury image by selling for as little as 150 rubles (£1.50) a bottle.</p>
<p>“These provisions lead to a temporary suspension of deliveries of products to assess the impact of this new law,” Moet-Hennessy spokeswoman Anne Catherine Grimal said, according to state news agency RIA-Novosti.</p>
<p>Even the head of one of Russia’s major winemakers thinks the law goes too far.</p>
<p>”For me, there is no doubt that real champagne comes from the Champagne region in France,” Pavel Titov, president of Abrau-Dyurso, told RIA-Novosti.</p>
<p>“It is very important to protect Russian wines in our market and provide them with comprehensive patronage. But the legislative measures taken must be reasonable and not contradict common sense.”</p>
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