One of the main objectives of the National Wine Agency's activities is the promotion and control of high quality of Georgian wine.
According to the amendments to the Law of Georgia on Vine and Wine in 2017, tasting became mandatory for all categories of exporting wine since January 1 of the current year. Until January 1, 2017, the mandatory tasting was only subjected to appellation wines. The initiative of the amendment came from the private sector and aimed to improve the quality of the wine.
The National Wine Agency's Tasting Commission has selected 93 out of 4813 samples of tasting within 6 months of the current year for verification of all categories of wine intended for export. In 2017, 299 out of 3440 samples were estimated negatively.
Legislative amendments also prohibited to export wine in pore from Georgia to avoid Georgian wine falsification outside the country.
In addition, as a result of state and inspection controls carried out by the agency in wine-producing companies, 15 samples out of 123 taken within the 6 months of the current year, did not respond to the physical-chemical characteristics issued by the accredited laboratory on the basis of which the exports of specific wines were refused. In 2017, 27 samples out of 469 were rejected for exporting.
Today, out of 50 countries, Russia still remains the largest export market for Georgian wine. According to the data of 6 months of the current year, 24 million bottles of wine have been exported, growth amounted 24% compared to the same period of the last year.
The National Wine Agency believes that quality care is a continuous process and is ready to continue working in this direction with private sector and relevant state structures to ensure that the absolute majority of tens of millions of bottles meet the relevant standards and requirements.