Agriculture Minister: Georgia exported about 103 million litres wine in 2022, figure increases every year
“Overall, the country earned $450 million in export revenue from both wine and spirits exports last year. All this is the result of [the Government’s] support and joint work”, the Minister emphasised. Photo via Agriculture Ministry
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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.
Shamugia told Imedi TV channel that the wine sector was “actively supported” by the state, as a result of which Georgian winemakers had received income of around ₾300 million ($111,5 mln) during the harvest season.
Overall, the country earned $450 million in export revenue from both wine and spirits exports last year. All this is the result of [the Government’s] support and joint work”, the Minister emphasised.
With the state’s support about 2,500 small wineries and enterprises have been producing wine in Georgia and selling it both inside and outside the country, Shamugia noted.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday lauded the efforts of the state authorities for ensuring free trade agreements with a diverse range of states, while also commending increased wine exports and expanding internet coverage within the country.
Levan Mekhuzla, the Chair of the National Wine Agency of Georgia, on Saturday said 2500 tonnes of grapes had already been processed in the eastern winemaking Kakheti region.
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.
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.
Georgian Deputy Agriculture Minister Tengiz Nasaridze last week told the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin the agricultural production of the country was “actively growing”, with export indicators also on rise both worldwide and to the European Union.