France Sees Talks With Russia as Best Way to Resolve Champagne Row: Minister

An employee arranges bottles of Russian sparkling wine at a supermarket in Moscow on July 5, 2021. Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters

EPERNAY, France—France sees continuing negotiations with Russia as the best way to resolve a dispute over champagne, French Trade Minister Franck Riester said on Friday.

Russia has adopted legislation which will require French producers to attach a label to the back of their bottles sold in Russia with the description “sparkling wine.”