Levan Mekhuzla
Levan Mekhuzla
Chairperson, LEPL National Wine Agency – September 2018 to present
Date of Birth: March 27, 1975
Education
• Free University of Tbilisi, Georgia, September 2008 – September 2010
Business Administration, Business School
Master’s Degree
• Georgian State Agrarian University, Georgia, September 1992 – June 1997
Engineer–Technologist, Technology and Viticulture–Winemaking
Bachelor’s Degree
Work Experience
• Chairperson, LEPL National Wine Agency – September 21, 2018 to present
• Deputy Chairperson, LEPL National Wine Agency – April 2018 – September 2018
• Head of Viticulture and Winemaking Analysis and Regulation Department, National Wine Agency – November 2015 – April 2018
• Head of Analysis and Strategic Development Department, LEPL National Wine Agency – April 2013 – November 2015
• Deputy Chairperson of Tasting Commission, LEPL National Wine Agency – August 2007 – April 2013
• Production Manager, S/S Bagrationi 1882 – March 2003 – August 2007
• Quality Control Manager, Georgian Wine and Alcoholic Beverages Company – June 1997 – March 2003
Languages
Georgian (native), Russian, English, French
Trainings and Other Achievements
• WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust), April 2012 – July 2012
WSET Level 2 Award in Wine and Spirits, Certificate
• TUV Academy, April 2003
Course of Internal Quality Auditing
• Bureau Veritas, June 2002
Training Course on Implementation of Modern Management Systems at Enterprises and Organizations
• Eommax S.A. (Greece), July 1999
Viticulture and Winemaking
• Summer School, University of Narbonne, July 1995 – August 1995
Wine Technology