Georgian wine museum opens in China
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China is welcoming the opening of a new Georgian wine museum that will show the country’s 8,000-year-old history of winemaking, its culture and folklore to visitors.
‘Window to Georgia’ is the name of the Georgian wine museum that opened in Shangri-La Hotel located in the city of Yiwu in central Zhejiang province.
Visitors to the Georgian wine museum can see a large, ancient Georgian winemaking vessel qvevri, wine-related items and Georgian wine and vine varieties.
Georgian wine is distinguished by its uniqueness. We are glad to see growing demand on Georgian wine in China,” said Georgia’s Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili who attended the wine museum opening ceremony in China.
Visitors to the Georgian wine museum can see a large, ancient Georgian winemaking vessel qvevri, wine-related items and Georgian wine and vine varieties. Photo by Georgia's Ministry of Agriculture.
China remains one of the largest importers of Georgian wine.
Between January and August 2017, over five million bottles of Georgian wine were exported to China, says the Georgian National Wine Agency. This is a 51 percent increase in comparison to the same time period in 2016.
With these numbers, China takes second place as the largest importer of Georgian wine.
For the first time ever, Georgian wine will be sold at the stores of Cheers Wines in the Chinese capital of Beijing reaching a market of 22 million consumers.
A group of Chinese wine importers and journalists has visited Georgia for a week to learn about the country’s wine and introduce it to Chinese consumers.
Wine lovers in China got a taste of Georgian wine at several exhibitions this week.
Georgian Wine Company Gruzvinprom and Chinese company Jiangxi Silk Road Investment have signed 15-year Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to boost the Georgian products’ export in China.
For the next seven days Georgia will bask in the sweet smell of wine as the country celebrates national wine week.
A Georgian wine company Badagoni has won an important case to trademark its wine in China, strived to protect the name and quality of its wines from misuse and imitation in the country.
About 100,000 visitors in China were able to taste and enjoy Georgian wine at leading international trade fair for wines and spirits ProWine Shanghai in China's biggest city.
Thirteen Georgian wine companies have made quite the impression at the leading industry event for wine and spirits professionals in the Asia-Pacific, Vinexpo Hong Kong, which was held on May 29-31.
The group of Chinese wine importers visited leading wineries and wine making companies in the regions of Kartli and Kakheti.
About 100,000 visitors in China are able to taste and enjoy Georgian wine at leading international trade fair for wines and spirits ProWine Shanghai in China's biggest city.