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Wine masters from the US visit Georgia to explore local wine

The guests will visit 18 local wine-producing companies in various regions of Georgia. Photos by Wines of Georgia.

Agenda.ge, 29 Aug 2017 - 15:33, Tbilisi,Georgia

A group of sommeliers and wine importers from the United States (US) are visiting Georgia for five days to learn more about the country’s rich wine history and culture.

The guests will visit 18 local wine-producing companies in various regions of Georgia where they will be introduced to Georgian winemaking traditions and technologies.

Executive director of TastingWorks and a master of wine Lisa Granik is leading the group of seven wine professionals from the US.

This is not the first time Granik organised a visit of wine masters from the US to Georgia. Also, thanks to her dozens of Georgian wine tasting events have been held in different cities of the US.

As Granik said the quality of Georgian wine has been improving year after year.

The US is one of the growing export markets for Georgian wines.

During the first seven months of 2017, Georgia exported 236,000 bottles of wine to the US, which was 89 percent more compared to the same period of 2016.

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