Time in Tbilisi: March 28, 2024 14:20
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.
Shamugia inspected the latest lab equipment at the 2014-established facility and said with “increased export conditions”, quality control remained "one of the main challenges".
He added strengthening laboratory capabilities was “particularly important” and noted domestic labs were becoming more developed to meet international demand for the product, which has been heavily promoted by state agencies worldwide over the years.
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The Minister said the Government had ensured “important investments and reforms” in domestic winemaking over the recent years, with vineyards, production and export indicators increasing as a result of the efforts and “dozens of new modern enterprises” created throughout the country.
With the rising numbers in production “it is becoming important to maintain quality”, the official added, and pointed to the new regulation that has come into force this year and requires certification for wines produced and supplied to consumers across the country.
Shamugia called the move “another step for improving the quality of wine” produced in Georgia.
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 11.3 percent of wines exported from Georgia to the United States have organic wine certificates, making the country a leader among countries exporting to the US, the National Wine Agency of Georgia announced on Wednesday.
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.
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.
Georgia has exported locally produced goods worth $5.59 billion in 2022, which is a 31.8 percent increase year-on-year, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia show.
Georgian wine producers are showcased in the international wine fair VinExpo Paris in the French capital, the National Wine Agency said on Tuesday.
Georgia will lead international wine industry experts in discussions relating to global wine trade issues over the next 12 months as part of the country’s newly assumed status as the Chair of the World Wine Trade Group, the National Wine Agency said on Thursday.
Georgia exported about 103 litres of wine worth $252.5 million to 66 countries in 2022, Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia told the country’s Parliament on Thursday, adding the figures marked a “record high” in the independence period of the country since the early 1990s.
Twenty Georgian women winemakers are featuring in events promoting Georgian wine in the United Kingdom, with venues in London hosting the showcases.
The Parliament of Georgia on Thursday discussed and approved amendments aimed to reduce illegal logging, increase quality and competitiveness of Georgian wine, and combine the system of geographical indications for domestic products with the corresponding European Union structure.
The National Wine Agency of Georgia on Thursday revealed it had joined Eco2Wine, a project supported by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Doctoral Training Network aiming to strengthen global innovation and communication in the winemaking industry.
The Georgian Government will subsidise the harvest of winemakers across the country in the coming fall and also anticipates a part of this year’s yield to be of “inadequate quality” due to “climate conditions”.
The wine festival featuring 65 large, medium and small local wineries was hosted in Tsageri, a small town in western Georgia's Racha-Lechkhumi region, the country’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture said on Sunday.
Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia on Tuesday highlighted the World Wine Trade Group, an organisation aiming to facilitate wine trade and promote international information-sharing and joint actions to remove trade barriers, as a “good platform” for “promoting and raising awareness” of Georgian wine.
Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is hosting 70 companies from eight countries for the 21st edition of the international exhibition Agro, Food, Drink, Tech, Expo 2023 from Friday to Sunday at the Expo Georgia fairgrounds.
Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia on Saturday said wine export from Georgia was increasing every year, noting the country had exported about 103 million litres of wine in 2022 and this year the figure was expected to increase.
The Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia on Friday said New York City had hosted wine enthusiasts for a tasting of Saperavi and amber wines from the country with the support of the National Wine Agency of Georgia.
The Georgian National Wine Agency on Thursday said promotion of wine from the country on international markets would become “more active” this year, with ₾16 million ($6mln) allocated for the purpose from the state budget.
Exports of Georgian wine to 47 countries of the world amounted to 16.7 million litres between January and February, totalling $47.6 million, the country’s National Wine Agency announced on Tuesday.