Georgia exported 5.3 million bottles of wine to 35 countries in January, up by 51% YoY, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection announced on February 8.
The exports generated $11.6 million from the sale of wine abroad in January, marking an increase of 43%, according to data from the state body.
The volume of exports increased in strategic markets for Georgian wines: Poland – 502,986 bottles (+103%), China – 278,493 bottles (+514%), Lithuania – 117,588 bottles (+114%), United States – 79,890 bottles (+245%), Latvia – 92,892 (+22%), Estonia – 64,344 bottles (+102%), Japan – 17,280 (+482%) and United Kingdom – 42,528 bottles (+35%).
The ministry also announced increases observed in the following countries: Ukraine – 574,566 (+93%), Kazakhstan – 99,672 (+106%), the Netherlands – 18,270 bottles (+74%), Sweden – 19,590 (+234%), Russia – 3,204,979 (+34%) and Mongolia – 40,884 bottles (+23%).
A total of 123 companies exported wine from Georgia in January.
Last year’s combined exports involved 107 million bottles of wine, a record-high figure over the last nine years. (Agenda/Business World Magazine)
