Georgian wine was listed in Guinness World Records as the oldest. The oldest wine was made in Georgia 8,000 years ago. This fact is confirmed by the remains of grapes in earthenware discovered during archaeological excavations. The earthenware found in Georgia is the oldest wine glassware to date. Earlier, the most ancient archaeological evidence of…
A bill put forward to the Georgian parliament proposes to identify dangerous parts on Georgian highways with black dots. Up to 300 meters of roads will be identified as dangerous if at least four accidents have been registered in the area in the last three years resulting in fatalities and/or up to ten people being…
In December 2019 prices in Georgia increased by 0.4%, while the annual inflation rate amounted to 7%, showed the latest inflation data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Georgia increased by 1.4% MoM, contributing 0.44% of the overall monthly inflation. In particular monthly prices increased in…
American magazine Forbes has included a number of Georgian wines in a list of the best wines to look out for in 2020. The author of the article Adam Morganstern mentions Georgia as an interesting country for its sophisticated methodology of wine pressing, which is still preserved in the country. Morganstern advises readers to visit…
Air company Thai Air Asia X has started direct charter flights from Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand to Tbilisi, TAV Georgia has announced. The first flight was carried out on December 25. Five charter flights will be carried out by an Airbus 330 type aircraft until January 2, 2020. Air company will carry out…
Exports of Georgian tangerines amounted to 21,333 tons from the middle of October to December 19, up by 6.2% YoY, announced the Ministry of Agriculture. New export destination countries are Lithuania (120.9 tons), Slovenia (158.2 tons), Qatar (0.4 tons) and Singapore (0.1 tons). The leading export destination countries are Russia – 13,075.3 tons, Ukraine –…
800 km of roads have been rebuilt across Georgia in 2019, up almost 4-fold YoY, said Head of the Roads Department Irakli Karseladze. He added that 200 projects had been carried out in 2019, including the construction and reconstruction of 52 bridges in total. He noted that reconstruction work was underway on tourist routes. Among…