Wine Export Increases by 184% in January

Georgia’s National Wine Agency (NWA) reports that in January 2017, around 4,322,733 bottles of wine were exported from Georgia to 26 countries worldwide, that is 184 percent higher than the same period of 2016.

January wine exports this year amounted to $8 million, which is 141 percent higher than 2016.

“In January exports increased to the European Union, China, USA and other traditional markets. We hope that the rate of export increase will be maintained in all directions,” the head of the NWA, Giorgi Samanishvili said.

The top countries where Georgian wine was imported this January are: Russia (2,861,471 bottles), Ukraine (402,858), China (372,440), Poland (156,302) and Kazakhstan (106,284).

In addition, in January around 896,986 bottles of brandy were exported to eight countries, 59 percent more than in 2016.

January brandy exports this year amounted to $2.25 million, which is 49 percent higher than data for 2016.

On the whole, export income for alcoholic drinks this January amounted to $21.7 million. In the same period of last year, the income was only $6.6 million, meaning a growth of 229 percent.

Thea Morrison