Georgia takes 18th place among world’s top wine exporting countries by sales income
Georgia takes 18th place in the ranking with an export value of $197 million in 2018. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia takes 18th place among the world’s top wine exporting countries in 2018 by income generated by sales based on the paper “World’s top 60 wine exporting countries by value in 2018” published by the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE).
The top five wine exporting countries per income from wine sales in 2018 were the following:
- France - $11.056 billion
- Italy – $7.370 billion
- Spain - $3.494 billion
- Australia – $2.160 billion
- Chile - $1.999 billion
Photo:The AAWE.
Georgia takes 18th place in the ranking with an export value of $197 million in 2018.
As for Georgia’s neighboring countries, Turkey exported $10.1 million worth of wine in 2018, while Armenia exported $9.4 million and Azerbaijan exported $7.7 million.
Russia exported $7.5 million worth of wine in 2018, reports data from the AAWE.
In January-November 2019, Georgia earned $220 million from wine exports, which is an increase of 20 per cent compared to the same period of 2018, announces the Ministry of Agriculture.
Georgia generated $220 million from the sale of 86 million bottles of wine abroad – 20% increase compared to the same period of 2018, announces the Ministry of Agriculture.
Georgian wine producers have presented their wines at ‘Georgian wine festival’ taken place in Hong Kong, China on November 15, announced the National Wine Agency of Georgia.
Georgia takes the 19th place among the world’s top 30 wine exporting countries in 2017, says the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE), an educational organisation dedicated to encouraging economic research and analyses and exchanging ideas in wine economics.
Georgia exported 94 million bottles of wine to 53 countries in 2019, which is nine percent more compared to 2018 and the highest export volume in the history of independent Georgia, says the Georgian National Wine Agency.
Georgia exported more than 87 per cent of its domestic export (export of locally produced goods and services, including those of foreign origin that have been substantially changed through local processing) in 2019 to countries with which it has a free trade agreement, said Deputy Minister of Economy Genadi Arveladze at the meeting with the media representatives on DCFTA matters.
Georgia exported 12.1 million bottles of wine to 39 countries in January-February 2020, which is identical to last year’s data, says the Georgian National Wine Agency. By selling wine abroad Georgia generated $31 million in the first two months of 2020.
Georgian wines have taken gold and silver medals at the International Rose Championship 2020 in Poland, announces the National Wine Agency of Georgia.
A Georgian wine cellar has opened in Vejby Vingard, a small winery in southern region of Sweden. Ambassador of Georgia to Sweden Malkhaz Kakabadze and Deputy Head of International Relations Committee at the Riksdag Hans Wallmark greeted guests.