Georgian Wine Export Increases by 64%

Georgia’s National Wine Agency (NWA) reportsed that in January-May 2017, around 24.75 million bottles of wine were exported from Georgia to 41 countries worldwide. Based on these numbers, exports were 64 percent higher than the same period in 2016.

January-May wine exports this year amounted to $55.52 million, which is 58 percent more than 2016.

“In January-May, 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 importers of Georgian wine during this period were Russia (14,820,976 bottles), China (3,234,144), Ukraine (2,364,112), Kazakhstan (2,364,112) and Poland (978,360).

In addition, during the five-month period 5,521,594 bottles of brandy were exported to 17 countries, 66 percent more than in 2016. January-May brandy exports this year amounted to $13.3 million, which is 73 percent higher than the earnings for 2016.

On the whole, export income for alcoholic drinks this January-May amounted to $100.8 million, or a growth of 64 percent, compared to the same period in 2016.

Thea Morrison