Heavy hail damages 4600 ha of vineyards in Kakheti wine region
The wine harvest in Georgia begins in September in the winemaking regions of Kakheti, Imereti and Racha. Photo: RFE/RL.
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Heavy hail and wind hit the Kvareli, Telavi and Gurjaani municipalities in Georgia’s wine region of Kakheti yesterday damaging 4600 ha of vineyards.
In about 15 villages of Kakheti nearly 80-100 per cent of the vineyards have been destroyed.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated earlier today that the damage is being calculated, noting that ‘none of the victims will be left without the state’s care.’
Georgian state enterprise Crop Management Company will purchase damaged grapes from Georgian farmers, the National Wine Agency of Georgia reported.
All resources will be mobilised so that the affected farmers can sell the crop without hindrance,” says a statement from the National Wine Agency of Georgia.
The Georgian government announced earlier this month that it will subsidise the 2021 grape harvest this season due to the Covid-19 situation in order to financially support farmers.
The wine harvest in Georgia begins in September in the winemaking regions of Kakheti, Imereti and Racha.
The Georgian government will subsidise the 2021 grape harvest due to an excess grape yield this season and the post-pandemic situation in order to financially support farmers, announced Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili earlier today. Garibashvili stated that the price of one kilo of the Rkatsiteli wine variety will not be less than 90 tetri, noting that ‘companies will receive an additional 35 tetri from the state.’
232,000 tonnes of grapes have been processed in the Kakheti region as of October 2, but the process still continues until mid-October.
About 11,000 tonnes of grapes of various varieties have been processed in the Kakheti region, east Georgia, as of September 8.
The government of Georgia will subsidise the 2020 grape harvest, especially grape varieties of Rkatsiteli and Kakhuri Mtsvane in order to support farmers completely sell their produce, announces Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia.
The grape harvest has started early in the Georgian wine region of Kakheti after heavy hail and wind destroyed 4,600 ha of vineyards in about 30 villages this week. Farmers are picking hail-damaged grapes in the towns of Kvareli, Gurjaani, Lagodekhi and Telavi in Kakheti.
The Georgian government will purchase grapes as a result of heavy hail and wind in the Georgian wine region of Kakheti, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated today.
Heavy hail has damaged vineyards and houses in several municipalities of the Georgian wine region of Kakheti. Kakheti Governor Irakli Shioshvili promised that all the damaged houses would be repaired. The amount of damage has not been determined at this stage.