6 out of 25 wine companies denied certification in Q1 2022
Additionally, 60 organoleptic tastings of the alcohol were conducted during the first quarter of this year on 2,585 samples received, out of which 2,445 were evaluated positively and the remaining 140 samples receiving negative assessment. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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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 Agency also revealed the decisions had followed 83 samples taken from products of the producers, with one wine company having its certificate revoked and refused the right to export by the international auditing companies Bureau Veritas and SGS, which inspected 14 companies in the reported period.
Additionally, 60 organoleptic tastings of the alcohol were conducted during the first quarter of this year on 2,585 samples received, out of which 2,445 were evaluated positively and the remaining 140 samples receiving negative assessment.
The inspection involves assessment of the conformity of export-designated alcoholic beverage or sample, submitted for certification, with a batch of bottled wine, the Agency said.
Georgia’s wine export growth rate reached more than 40 percent in January-February 2022, the Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia said on Monday, adding the figure reflected the “purposeful policy” of the Georgian Government.
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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.
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