The daily grape processing picks up in Kakheti
A special grape harvest coordination centre is located in Telavi, Georgia’s eastern province of Kakheti.
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Over 6,000 tonnes of grapes have been processed in Kakheti region as of September 13.
About 30,000 tonnes of grapes have been processed in Kakheti region from the beginning of the grape harvest season till 13th of September.
Of the different varieties, about 15,4 thousand tonnes of Rkatsiteli, 9,000 tonnes of Saperavi and 2,5 thousand tonnes of grapes have been processed, the Ministry of Agriculture reports.
As the Ministry of Agriculture states, 220 wine producing companies have been already registered at a special grape harvest coordination centre, Located in Telavi, Georgia’s eastern province of Kakheti.
5,500 tonnes of grapes have been processed in Kakheti region as of September 2.
National Wine Agency Chairman Levan Mekhuzla says that Georgia may face a challenging grape harvest season this year.
Georgia exported about 47.2 million bottles of wine to 47 countries in January-July of 2019, which is a 4% increase compared to the same period of 2018, announces the Georgian National Wine Agency. In the reporting period Georgia generated over $114.2 million from the sale of wine abroad – 6% increase year-on-year.
The grape harvest continues actively in Georgia’s eastern wine region of Kakheti, where as of today, about 142,000 tonnes of grape have already been processed.
The volume of grapes processed on a daily basis in Georgia has reached 9,000 tonnes in the past 24 hours, which is the highest rate of harvest over the last 30 years in Georgia’s grape-producing Kakheti region.
Georgia is getting ready for the major grape harvest season during which more than a hundred thousand tonnes of grapes will be picked, packed and sold locally or exported. Traditionally, the wine harvest begins in September in Georgia’s winemaking regions – Kakheti, Imereti and Racha.
About 40,000 tonnes of grapes of various varieties have been processed in Georgia’s eastern winemaking region of Kakheti as of September 14, which is 33 per cent more year-on-year.