Khrustalevskiye Zavody Ltd., the winery of Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk Region, resumed the production of strong drinks on March 2, 2006, reports the company’s spokesperson.

According to Director Alexei Alexeev, the winery has already bought 165,000 new-format excise duty stamps and is thus able to go back to work. ‘The winery is expecting to produce 400,000 bottles a month, that is, 20 bottles daily,’ Mr Alexeev said.