70,000 tonnes of grapes processed in harvest in Georgia’s winemaking Kakheti region
The Georgian government has allocated ₾150 million (about $53 mln) in subsidies for the 2022 seasonal harvest. The government said in August it would subside the harvest due to the “record-high grape yield”, with PM Irakli Garibashvili pledging “not a single kilogram of grapes will be left behind” in accepting produce from farmers. Photo: National Wine Agency of Georgia/Facebook page.
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About 70,000 tonnes of grapes of various varieties have been processed as part of the ongoing harvest in Georgia’s eastern winemaking region of Kakheti, the national wine agency said on Friday.
The harvest has been processed by 150 wine companies and cellars, with about 7,000 growers handing in their grapes to private wine enterprises this year.
Photo: National Wine Agency of Georgia/Facebook page
As of Friday, over 300 wine companies and cellars have been registered in the harvest coordination centre in the regional city of Telavi, with the office offering support to growers and producers around the clock.
The Georgian government has allocated ₾150 million (about $53 mln) in subsidies for the 2022 seasonal harvest. The government said in August it would subside the harvest due to the “record-high grape yield”, with PM Irakli Garibashvili pledging “not a single kilogram of grapes will be left behind” in accepting produce from farmers.