Crimean wine company Legendy Kryma ["The Legends of Crimea"] presented ten branches of vine stems from its exclusive vineyard to Depardieu, who is a known wine lover.
"This is a certificate for ten branches of vine stems from Crimea, he [Depardieu] has now become a member of our project Be a Wine Maker, which invites Russians to become not only wine consumers, but also wine-makers," Mikhail Shtyrlin, the director of Legendy Kryma, told RIA Novosti.
Depardieu tried several sorts of Crimean wine and said he enjoyed them a lot, adding that Crimean wine has gotten much better than in the past.
Furthermore, during the Friday night wine tasting event, the actor was offered to try a special collection of Crimean Muscat wine, produced in 1948, coincidently the same year when Depardieu was born.
Next, Depardieu is expected to visit the Crimean city of Yalta to attend an international economic forum that will take place during April 12-14.
