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As of 2016, Georgia exported 64% of its wine to Russia. [7] Georgian wine has been a contentious issue in the country's recent relationship with Russia. Political tensions with Russia have contributed to the 2006 Russian embargo of Georgian wine, with Russia claiming that Georgia produced counterfeit wine.
Russia agreed to send inspectors to about 60 wine producing facilities in Georgia. According to an industry expert in the Georgian government, local wine products had a chance to return to the Russian market in 2013, and the country planned to grow wine production by 50% in 2015, almost reaching pre-ban levels.
Saperavi (Georgian: საფერავი; literally "paint, dye, give color") is an acidic, teinturier-type grape variety native to the country of Georgia, where it is used to make many of the region's most well-known wines. [1] It is also grown in Russia [2] and in lesser quantities in Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan ...
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 ...
Winemakers from Georgia (country) (1 P) W. Wineries of Georgia ... Pages in category "Georgian wine" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
This, however, changed in 2006, when Russia banned imports of wine and mineral water from Georgia, preceded by statements of Georgian governmental officials about low quality requirements of the Russian market. [95] Since then Georgian wine producers have struggled to maintain output and break into new markets.
The country has a rich history of local and specialist agricultural production and has long been famed for its wines. Names of as many as 18 premium quality local wines have been protected by the use of appellation system, the appellations usually being the geographical name of the area in which the wine is produced.
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