Time in Tbilisi: March 29, 2024 11:31
Georgia exported about 107 million bottles of wine to 62 countries in 2021, marking a record high over the last nine years, the government revealed on Monday.
Sales of Georgian wine abroad generated $250 million last year, with a total of 441 companies exporting the product to various countries, data released to summarise an increase in exports showed.
The figure contrasts with as few as 100 companies selling wine abroad in 2012.
Wine exports have increased by 360 per cent compared to year 2012. Georgia generated $250 million in 2021, while the revenue from wine exports was $71 million in 2012,” Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said at a governmental meeting today.
Total export sales of alcoholic beverages reached $400 million in 2021, with the overall figure showing an 18 percent increase compared to 2020 and 142 percent more than the related number ($163 million) in 2012.
Beside wine, the products also included classic brandy, the Georgian variation chacha and more.
In addition, the National Wine Agency of Georgia reported today wine exports to the United States had exceeded one million bottles in 2021, breaking the number for the first time in the history of independent Georgia.
The Government of Georgia intends to assist in the generation of $1 billion from wine exports in the next 10 years, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has announced at a meeting with winemakers held at Chateau Zegaani, in Kakheti region today.
Influential French winemaker Loic Pasquet, founder of the company Liber Pater and producer of the world’s most expensive wine is interested in launching his first project in Georgia together with the founder of local wine company Askaneli, Gocha Chkhaidze, which aims to bring Georgian wine to the most expensive segment of the EU market.
In order to raise awareness and increase the export of Georgian wine to Germany the Georgian wine advertising campaign will be strengthened in Germany this year using various media platforms.
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 has exported locally produced goods worth 4.2 billion USD in 2021, which is 26.9% higher year-on-year, the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) show. Geostat says local exports in the country account for 73.7% of total exports, amounting to 3.1 billion USD, 29.9% higher compared to 2020.
Georgia exported 5,3 million bottles of wine to 35 countries in January 2022, 51 percent more compared to the same period from last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection announced on Tuesday.
Dozens of Georgian producers of wine and alcoholic beverages have presented their products at Vinexpo America taking place in New York between March 9-10, the National Wine Agency of Georgia announced earlier on Thursday.
A total of six wine producer companies were refused certification following inspections carried out in 25 entities in the first quarter of 2022, the National Wine Agency of Georgia announced on Friday.
The Georgian National Tourism Administration is hosting journalists and bloggers from across the world writing on winemaking topics in promotion of the country’s rich heritage and culture in the field, the state body announced on Thursday.
The 8,000 years of the rich winemaking history in Georgia is the subject of a six-month exhibition of Ortsmuseum Höngg in Zürich, with the Georgian National Wine Agency promoting the country’s culture in the field via the event.
Georgian wine-producing companies are participating in ProWein-2022, an annual international wine and alcoholic beverages exhibition in the German city of Düsseldorf, the National Wine Agency of Georgia said on Monday.
A total of 12 types of Georgian wine have been exported to Qatar since May 27, marking the first batches of Georgian wine export to the country, the Georgian National Wine Agency announced on Wednesday.
Scientists of the Spanish National Research Council and their colleagues from the Georgian Scientific-Research Centre of Agriculture have launched a joint project to study Georgian vine varieties and combat plant diseases.
A group of German wine professionals visited Georgia with the aim to learn about the traditional and modern techniques of winemaking in the country and promote Georgian wines in the German market, the National Wine Agency of Georgia said on Thursday.
Davit Tkemaladze, the Deputy Chairman of the Georgian National Wine Agency, has visited Seoul to support Georgian wine producers in exploring the Korean market and presenting their product to consumers, The Korea Herald reported on Tuesday.
Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia said there was a "great opportunity" for Georgian wine exports to the United States market, adding the Ministry would work to explore the direction.
Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia said maintaining the international image of Georgian wine remained a “priority” for state institutions, in comments made during his visit to a Tbilisi wine laboratory on Thursday.