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Political tensions with Russia have contributed to the 2006 Russian embargo of Georgian wine, with Russia claiming that Georgia produced counterfeit wine. This was the "official" reason given, but the instability of economic relations with Russia is well known, and Russia uses their economic power for political purposes. [ 8 ]
Wine trade with Russia was responsible for 80-90% of the total wine exports in both countries. [1] The Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia Gennadiy Onishchenko claimed that heavy metals and pesticides had been found in Georgian and Moldovan wines and that they were falsified alcoholic products labeled as wines. The Russian Consumer Agency ...
A reflection of the views of Georgia on matters like consumer protection and intellectual property is a bilateral agreement signed between the European Union and Georgia on 14 July 2011 for the protection of their respective "Geographical Indications". The agreement will contribute to the boost of trade between the EU and Georgia.
Map of global wine production in 2013. 2021 data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show a total worldwide production of 27 million tonnes of wine with the top 15 producing countries accounting for over 90% of the total. [2]
According to 2012 information, Georgia trades wine with 43 countries, selling over 23 million bottles. Biggest export partners for Georgia in wine industry are Ukraine (47.3% of wine export), Kazakhstan (18.9%) and Belarus (6.9%). [97] In 2011 export of vines, mineral waters and alcoholic beverages exceeded export of all years after 2006.
New flights from the UK to Georgia mean the perfect opportunity to indulge in its Unesco-listed food and drink scene, as Marianna Hunt discovers Inside Europe’s undiscovered gastronomic haven of ...
The South Caucasus spans the southern portion of the Caucasus Mountains and their lowlands, straddling the border between the continents of Europe and Asia, and extending southwards from the southern part of the Main Caucasian Range of southwestern Russia to the Turkish and Armenian borders, and from the Black Sea in the west to the Caspian Sea coast of Iran in the east.
Customs duties on "unfriendly" imports of wine will be raised to 20% from 12.5%, the government said on Tuesday, outlining measures dr Russia to cut back on French wine and Norwegian fish with ...