Friday, December 5, 2025

wine production

Georgia protects its famous Khvanchkara wine with strict harvest rules

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TBILISI, October 6 – Khvanchkara is known as one of Stalin’s favorites, and in the remote mountain region of Racha, in northern Georgia, the annual ‘rtveli’ is in full swing, a cultural ritual to harvest the grapes for the famous wine. So far, 120 tons of grapes have been processed in Ambrolauri municipality, according to … Read more

Government steps in as buyer of surplus grapes

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TBILISI, August 13 – The Georgian government will no longer subsidize private wine companies to buy surplus grapes. Instead, any grapes the private sector does not purchase will be bought directly by a state-owned enterprise, the Harvest Management Company, at fixed prices. In the eastern Kakheti region, the key Saperavi variety will be purchased at … Read more