TBILISI, October 8 – A new round of planned tax increases in Russia could make imported wines, especially those from Georgia, significantly more expensive for Russian consumers, industry experts warn. Under a proposal submitted to the State Duma on September 29, the Russian government plans to raise excise taxes on all alcoholic beverages starting in … Read more
TBILISI, October 3 – Russia has become Georgia’s third-largest trading partner this year, with bilateral turnover reaching USD 1.7 billion between January and August, according to official data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (GeoStat). The figure marks a 4.3% increase compared to last year and accounts for 10.5% of Georgia’s overall trade. Imports … Read more
TBILISI, September 12 – Sales of Georgian sparkling wine in Russia fell in the first seven months of 2025, according to figures published by the Russian business daily Kommersant. Between January and July, Russia imported 28,800 decaliters of sparkling wine from Georgia, totaling about 288,000 liters. That was a 3.8 percent drop compared to the … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia exported 13 percent more wine in January, compared to the same period last year.
According to the National Wine Agency, Georgia exported wine to 19 countries around the world. 1,521,802 bottles were exported, worth USD 2.62 million.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The export of Georgian wine went down by 39 percent in 2015 compared to the previous year.
Georgia exported more than 36 million bottles (0.75l) of wine to 46 countries, worth more than USD 98.1 million, according to a report published
TBILISI, DFWatch–By September 28, Georgia had exported 23.3 million bottles of wine so far in 2015.
3.5 million bottles were exported in September, according to the Agriculture Ministry; the highest monthly rate in 2015.
The export of wine has tripled, compared
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian wine producers may be hit by another Russian embargo as the Kremlin draws up plans to retaliate against the extension of European sanctions.
The Russian consumer safety bureau Rospotrebnadzor apparently is preparing
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s wine export in the first seven months fell by 46 percent, compared to last year, according to the National Wine Agency.
The agency explains the drop as a result of ‘unstable political economic situation’ in two of the most important
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s wine export was reduced by 58 percent in the first four months of 2015, compared to the same period last year. The reason is less sales to Russia (-76 percent) and Ukraine (-57 percent).
From January through April, Georgia exported wine
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia produced 12.6 percent more wine in 2013 than in 2012, according to the government’s international monitoring center.
71.2 percent of the 183,381 tons of wine produced in 2013 came from households, and 28.8 percent from companies. In 2012,