Georgia exported 65 million bottles of wine to 59 countries in January-August 2021, which is an increase of 19% compared to the same period of 2020, reports the Georgian National Wine Agency.
The Agency says revenue from wine exported from Georgia in January-August of this year reached $145 million.
Export growth dynamics in strategic markets of Georgian wine are maintained:
Poland – 29% increase (3,638,057 bottles)
China – 9% increase (3,373,517 bottles)
Latvia – 4% increase (1,119,219 bottles)
Lithuania – 56% increase (675,510 bottles)
The US – 26% increase (700,696 bottles
Germany – 23% increase (553,852 bottles)
UK – 73% increase (435,264 bottles).
This year, the growth is significant in the following countries:
Canada – 132% increase (235,888 bottles)
Sweden – 65% increase (69,280 bottles)
Czech Republic – 646% increase (112,236 bottles)
France – 31% increase (50,416 bottles)
Kazakhstan – 37% increase (2, 552,200 bottles)
Israel – 52% increase (304,827 bottles)
Azerbaijan – 21% increase (158,411 bottles)
Turkey – 156% increase (77,226 bottles)
Ukraine – 16% increase (7,366,327 bottles)
Russia – 17% increase (39,474,016 bottles)
Mongolia – 316% increase (306,690 bottles)
Belarus – 13% (2,062,327 bottles).
The top five Georgian wine exporting countries are: Russia, Ukraine, Poland, China and Kazakhstan.
At the same time, the country exported 22 million bottles of Georgian brandy (+21%) and 570,000 bottles of chacha (+115%) abroad in the first eight months of 2021.
In total, Georgia has sold alcoholic beverages worth $234 million in the reporting period, including wine, brandy, chacha and more.
By Ana Dumbadze
