Thread: sweeping changes in alcohol laws

Originally Posted by Hanna

By the way, is it true that Georgian wines are banned in Russia after the war in 2008?

This is indeed true. It is extremely hard to find Georgian wine in Russia nowadays. I looked for it on the menu at a Georgian restaurant in Moscow last summer and at one in Kazan this summer and didn't have any luck finding any. A friend of mine who taught English in Georgia last year told me that the ban is still quite in effect.

It's a kind of rather old fashioned state owned alcohol outlet which is a monopoly and only sells at certain hours, to sober people over 20.

You cannot buy alcohol in normal shops in Sweden?