Georgia’s January-February wine exports at $47.6 million
The Agency also noted 6.3 million litres of alcoholic beverages were exported to 31 countries around the world between January and February in amounts totalling $35.2 million. Photo: National Wine Agency of Georgia
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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.
The Agency said the volume of exported wine had increased by 16.7 million litres - a 43 percent rise compared to the same period of last year.
It added the “strategic market” for Georgian wine in Poland had experienced a “notable boost” of 27 percent in exports this year, following a two-year downturn due to the “crisis in the wider region”.
Germany, the largest export market, maintained “stable” growth rates of 4 percent over the past few years, it also said, while exports grew in other “strategic markets” such as Estonia (by 41 percent), Japan (549 percent), Ukraine (27 percent), Canada (472 percent) and Israel (37 percent).
The Agency also noted 6.3 million litres of alcoholic beverages were exported to 31 countries around the world between January and February in amounts totalling $35.2 million.
The volume of exported alcoholic beverages increased by 48 percent, while revenues amounted to 46 percent.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Georgian National Wine Agency on Friday said Georgian wine was gaining popularity in the Asian market, highlighting the ongoing showcase of 16 wines from the country at Foodex Japan, an annual international food and beverage exhibition in Tokyo.