National Wine Agency hosting Korean influencers, wine professionals in promotion
The tour saw them visit the country’s eastern winemaking region of Kakheti and the central-eastern region of Kartli, where they tasted wines made by classical and traditional methods. Photo: National Wine Agency of Georgia
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Korean journalists, influencers and wine professionals interested in finding new trade partners are visiting Georgia in the Georgian National Wine Agency’s promotion effort of the country’s wines.
The Agency on Thursday said the visiting group had been hosted in capital Tbilisi to be introduced to products by 30 Georgian wine producing companies.
Photo: National Wine Agency of Georgia/Facebook
The tour saw them visit the country’s eastern winemaking region of Kakheti and the central-eastern region of Kartli, where they tasted wines made by classical and traditional methods.
The Agency said similar tours organised by its contractor Korean marketing company Wine21.com would help Georgian companies improve their trade partnerships with Korean importers.
Photo: National Wine Agency of Georgia/Facebook
Korea was identified as one of the “strategic markets” for promotion of Georgian wine in 2019, with the United States Agency for International Development involved in promotion of Georgian products in the country within a cooperation signed between the Georgian Agency and the USAID this year.
A group of Polish wine professionals have visited Georgia with the aim of learning about the traditional and modern techniques of winemaking in the country and promoting it in the Polish market, the National Wine Agency of Georgia said on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
The Georgian National Tourism Administration on Thursday said Vinos Y Caminos, a Spanish website on gastronomy and culture, had promoted the country’s winemaking history, cuisine and tourism potential.