Georgian wine Asian tour journey kicks off in Singapore and South Korea

Singapore and South Korea hosted Georgian wine tasting events this week, which were organised by the Georgian National Wine Agency and its contractor company, Meiburg Wine Media.

The Georgian wine tasting events were held within the ‘Asian Tour 2018’.

The head of the Meiburg Wine Media and master of wine Debra Meiburg led the Georgian wine presentations, where she introduced Georgian wine culture and history and the country’s contemporary wine industry.

In South Korea, Georgian wine was presented at one of the prestigious restaurants of Seoul – ‘Kwonsooksoo’. The guests had the opportunity to taste wines of 10 Georgian winemaking companies.

The Georgian wine tasting events were held within the ‘Asian Tour 2018’. Photo: Wines of Georgia.

A chacha tasting event was also held.

Both events were attended by wine importers, representatives of media, restaurants and hotel chains.

Within the ‘Asian Tour 2018’ Georgian wine tasting events will also be held in the following cities of China: Shanghai, Macao, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong-Kong.

South-East Asian countries are a strategic market for Georgian wine. During the first seven months of 2018, export to South Korea reached 40,980 bottles (growth 1,305 percent), as for Singapore – 40,800 bottles (growth 7,600 percent).