Revenue from wine exported from Georgia last year was equal to $250 million. According to the National Wine Agency, wine exports in 2021 were 359% higher than in 2012.
In 2012, only 23 million bottles of wine were exported from Georgia, and the income received from exports amounted to $71 million, while in 2021, the income received from 107 million bottles of wine exported from Georgia was equal to $250 million.
In 2021, both the amount of exported wine and export earnings increased by 16% compared to 2020. In addition to wine, in 2021, 42.2 million bottles of brandy were exported from Georgia to many countries around the world, which is 30% more than in 2020 and 554% more than in 2012 (when only 6 million bottles were exported).
According to the agency, the brandy export earnings reached $78.3 million (up 19%). In 2012, the brandy exports earned $20 million.
In 2021, 1 million bottles (0.5 l) of chacha were exported; the increase in exports compared to 2020 was 145%, while the increase compared to 2012 was 622% (in 2012, 145 thousand bottles of chacha were exported). Revenue from chacha exports in 2021 reached $ 2.6 million. The growth was 126% compared to the same period last year. In 2012, the income from the export of chacha was 584 thousand US dollars.
Export growth dynamics are maintained in strategic markets: Poland 34% (7, 003, 031), China 29% (5, 934, 937), US 19% (1, 084, 278), Germany 28% (892, 348), Latvia 19% (1, 900, 519) , Lithuania 45% (986, 740), Japan 12% (197, 638) and the UK 71% (736, 391). The largest volume of wine – 62, 115, 759 bottles was exported to Russia.
It is noteworthy that for the first time in the history of independent Georgia, Georgian wine exports to the United States exceeded 1 million bottles. “441 companies exported different volumes of wine from Georgia, while in 2012, only 120 companies had the opportunity to export wine,” the agency said in a statement.
According to them, exports of wine, brandy and chacha earned up to $ 400 million, which is 18% more than in the same period in 2020 and 142% more than in 2012, which amounted to $ 163 million.
By Ana Dumbadze
