Jan-June 2019: Georgia earns $98 mln by exporting 40 mln bottles of wine
The top five countries that imported the most bottles of Georgian wine in January-June 2019 were: Russia, Ukraine, China, Poland and Kazakhstan. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia exported about 40.5 million bottles of wine to 44 countries in January-June of 2019, which is a 6% increase compared to the same period of 2018, announces the Georgian National Wine Agency.
In the reporting period Georgia generated over $98 million from the sale of wine abroad – 9% increase year-on-year.
The top five countries that imported the most bottles of Georgian wine in January-June 2019 were:
- Russia – 25,582,447 bottles
- Ukraine – 3,752,488 bottles
- China – 3,554,127 bottles
- Poland – 1,821,802 bottles
- Kazakhstan – 1,656,318 bottles
To strategic export markets:
- United States – 88% increase (354,874 bottles)
- China - 19% increase (3,554,127 bottles)
- Poland - 16% increase (1,821,802 bottles)
Export also grew to these countries:
- France - 120% (55,908 bottles)
- Lithuania - 68% (315,306 bottles)
- Mongolia – 68% (146,892 bottles)
- Belarus - 32% (889,002 bottles)
- Israel - 20% (131,184 bottles)
- Canada - 12% (83,220 bottles)
- Germany - 11% (317,771 bottles)
- Estonia - 11% (326,966 bottles)
- Russia - 6% (25,582,447 bottles)
Meanwhile, Georgia exported 12.6 million bottles of Georgian brandy (+50%) and 238,000 bottles of Chacha (+34%) abroad.
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