European Union law, as well as treaties accepted by most nations, sparkling wines produced outside the Champagne region, even wine produced in other parts of France, do not have the right to use the term "champagne". Hungary (which originally produced Sovetskoye Shampanskoye under Soviet license), by contrast, today produces the beverage under the name Sovetskoye Igristoye, a name that was also used by some Soviet producers. Other brands are Odessagne, imported from wineries in Odessa built by the French to supply the Russian nobility, and Sparkling 1917, a brut sparkling wine made in Belarus with wine from Moldova, imported into the UK and rebranded for British tastes. In January 2016 the Ukrainian producer announced the renaming of the brand to Sovetovskoye Shampanskoye to comply with the decommunization law. See also Azerbaijani wine Moldovan wine Russian wine Sparkling wine References External links Soviet champagne Soviet brands Food and drink in the Soviet Union Ukrainian brands Russian wine Sparkling wines Ukrainian wine