Georgian PM: Wine-making sector giving new energy to job creation, strengthening Georgian business
In 2012-2013, 50,000 tonnes of grapes were harvested during the grape harvest but in 2019 the harvest amounted to 270,000 tonnes of grapes. Photo: Government's press office.
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The wine-making sector is giving new energy to job creation and strengthening Georgian business, announced Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at a meeting with wine-makers earlier today.
The purpose of the meeting with the wine-makers was to get acquainted with the problems in the field of wine-making and to come up with specific solutions.
In 2019 the harvest amounted to 270,000 tonnes of grapes. Photo: Government's press office.
Gakharia said that wine-making not only develops agriculture, but also has a huge impact on the economy in general.
Data from the first nine months of 2019 shows more than 60 million bottles of wine have been exported from Georgia.
In 2012-2013, 50,000 tonnes of grapes were harvested during the grape harvest but in 2019 the harvest amounted to 270,000 tonnes of grapes.
In the first nine months of 2019 more than 60 million bottles were exported from Georgia. Photo: Government's press office.
Gakharia noted that market diversification and improvement of wine quality are the most important issues.
The quality of Georgian wine starts from the quality of the grapes…there are many problems, but if we are pragmatic, objective and result-oriented, there should be no unresolved problems”, Giorgi Gakharia said.
Georgian Prime Minister Gakharia noted that wine-making is part of Georgian cultural identity and it is one of the top priorities for the Georgian economy.
The issue of wine-making was also discussed at today’s government meeting today, where the question of strengthening the capacity of wine laboratories to control the quality of wine was brought up.
The issue of credibility and quality control remains a challenge due to increased exports”, said the Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture, Levan Davitashvili.
The issue of wine quality was dicussed at today's gov't meeting. Photo: Ministry of Agriculture.
In line with modern requirements, we are enhancing the capabilities of the laboratory ... the laboratory will be equipped with modern equipment ... the laboratory will be able to ... determine the origin of the wine ... We will take another important step towards Georgian wine verification and increase credibility", said Levan Davitashvili.