Jan-Oct 2018: Georgia earns $162 mln by exporting 68 mln bottles of wine

Georgia exported about 68.3 million bottles of wine to 53 countries in the first 10 months of 2018, announces the Georgian National Wine Agency.

In January-October of 2018 Georgia generated $162 million from the sale of wine abroad.

Revenue increased by 20% from January-October 2017, while the volume of exports increased by 12%, said the Georgian National Wine Agency.

Export growth was notable in the following countries:

• Japan – 50% percent increase (199,997 bottles)
• Poland – 30% increase (2,788,029 bottles)
• Great Britain – 50% increase (103,724 bottles)

To European countries and the US:

• Romania – 477% increase (99,774 bottles)
• The Czech Republic– 70% (33,450 bottles)
• The Netherlands – 39% increase (63,951 bottles)
• France – 15% increase (113,297 bottles)
• Estonia – 12% increase (464,792 bottles)

To traditional export markets:

• Turkmenistan - 102% increase (135,294 bottles)
• Mongolia – 44% increase (162,390 bottles)
• Kyrgyzstan –37% increase (179,610 bottles)
• Ukraine – 34% increase (8,346,700 bottles)
• Kazakhstan – 16% increase (3,112,202 bottles)

The top five countries that imported the most bottles of Georgia wine in January-October 2018 were:

1. Russia – 42,344,328 bottles
2. Ukraine – 8,346,700 bottles
3. China – 5,410,667 bottles
4. Kazakhstan – 3,112,202 bottles
5. Poland – 2,788,029 bottles

Meanwhile, Georgia exported 15.7 million bottles of Georgian brandy (+15%) and 322,000 bottles of Chacha (+47%) abroad in January-October 2018.

In total, Georgia has sold $252.1 million worth of alcoholic beverages in January-October 2018, including wine, brandy, chacha and others.