Grape harvest in Racha: 155 tonnes of grapes picked so far
This year 1,500 tonnes of Mujuretuli and Aleksandrouli grape varieties are expected to be harvested in Racha. Photo: National Wine Agency of Georgia.
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About 155 tonnes of grapes have been picked in Georgia’s western Racha region as of September 30.
This year 1,500 tonnes of Mujuretuli and Aleksandrouli grape varieties are expected to be harvested in Racha.
29 wine companies are involved in the grape harvesting process in Racha.
Meanwhile, the grape harvest is coming to an end in the eastern Kakheti region, where 180,000 tonnes of grape have already been processed and grape growers have earned 245 million GEL.
The grape harvest continues actively in Georgia’s eastern wine region of Kakheti, where as of today, about 142,000 tonnes of grape have already been processed.
The 2018 grape harvest is in full swing in Georgia’s wine region of Kakheti. This will be the first grape harvest in the last 10 years that has not been subsidised by the state.
The government of Georgia has decided not to subsidise the grape harvest this year, announces the Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture Levan Davitashvili.
"Since independence we have not sold so many wines in terms of quantity as well as in terms of amount of money,” said Georgia’s Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili who today summarised the grape harvest of 2017.
After a 400-year-long break, restored historic terraced vineyards in mountainous Meskheti is giving its first grape harvest.
Over 230,000 tonnes of grape have been processed during the grape harvest of 2018 and the income of 22,000 grape growers exceeded over 300 million GEL, announces Agriculture Minister of Georgia Levan Davitashvili, who says this result is a record high.
National Wine Agency Chairman Levan Mekhuzla says that Georgia may face a challenging grape harvest season this year.