Georgia exports 40 mln bottles of wine in six months

Georgia exported about 40.5 million bottles of wine to 44 countries in January-June of 2019, which is a 6% increase compared to the same period of 2018, according to the Georgian National Wine Agency.

In the reporting period Georgia generated over $98 million from the sale of wine abroad – 9% increase year-on-year. 

The top five countries that imported the most bottles of Georgian wine in January-June 2019 were Russia (25,582,447 bottles), Ukraine (3,752,488 bottles), China (3,554,127 bottles), Poland (1,821,802 bottles), Kazakhstan (1,656,318 bottles), Agenda.ge reported.

To strategic export markets: United States – 88% increase (354,874 bottles), China - 19% increase (3,554,127 bottles), Poland - 16% increase (1,821,802 bottles).

Export also grew to France - 120% (55,908 bottles), Lithuania - 68% (315,306 bottles), Mongolia – 68% (146,892 bottles), Belarus - 32% (889,002 bottles), Israel - 20% (131,184 bottles), Canada - 12% (83,220 bottles), Germany - 11% (317,771 bottles), Estonia - 11% (326,966 bottles), Russia - 6% (25,582,447 bottles).