Georgian wines on display at Seoul Int’l Wine and Spirits Expo
A total of 14 Georgian wine companies participated in the international Wine and Spirits Expo held between June 30-July 1 in Seoul. Photo: The National Wine Agency of Georgia.
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A total of 14 Georgian wine companies participated in the international Wine and Spirits Expo held between June 30-July 1 in Seoul, the National Wine Agency of Georgia announced on Monday.
In what is regarded as one of the largest annual wine and spirits events in the Asian region, local media interviewed Davit Tkemaladze, the Deputy Chairman of the Agency, and Otar Berdzenishvili, the Georgian Ambassador to Korea, the state body for wine promotion said.
T-day largest wine exhibition in #Seoul City “https://t.co/emcyHOpZmm & Spirits -2022” kicked off, #Georgia is representing w/unprecedentedly big number of companies, who are promoting their finest production, #Qvevriwine, #Amberwine, ????????????????@MOFAkr_eng @MOTIEKoreaEng @MFAgovge pic.twitter.com/QUzuZ3ZuC6
— Otar Berdzenishvili (@OtariB) June 30, 2022
The Agency said the promotion opportunity was “of great importance for increasing the awareness of Georgian wine in Korea”, with Berdzenishvili also introducing trends of the Korean wine market with representatives of the Georgian wine companies at the occasion.
The state body has designated Korea as one of the “strategic markets” for Georgian wine companies, along with China and Japan.
A group of students of Caucasus Tourism School of Georgia and the George Washington University in the United States have been introduced to the potential of wine and gastronomic tourism in eastern Georgia’s winemaking region of Kakheti, the Georgian National Tourism Administration announced on Tuesday.
Georgia’s potential in the meetings, incentives, conferences and events tourism was promoted this week at M&I VIP Connect Europe, a continental forum for professionals in the sector hosted in Madeira, Portugal.
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 deputy economy minister Genadi Arveladze will visit South Korea between Monday and Wednesday to hold talks on a bilateral investment agreement between the countries, the ministry announced on Monday.
The South Korean capital of Seoul has hosted 16 Georgian wine producer companies in a showcase of their products with the support of the United States Agency for International Development and the National Wine Agency of Georgia.
Sixteen Georgian wine companies, including both large and small wineries, were showcased at Daejeon International Wine Festival in South Korea between September 3-6, the Georgian Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.