As of September 20, 148 thousand tons of grapes have been processed in Kakheti
20.09.2021
In Kakheti, up to 15,000 winegrowers earned up to 160 million GEL from the sale of grapes.
Up to 87 thousand tons of processed grapes are Rkatsiteli, up to 52 thousand tons - Saperavi, around 3 thousand tons – Kakhuri Mtsvane and the rest are different varieties of grapes.
Since the beginning of the vintage, 185 large, small and medium-sized wineries have been involved in the grape processing.
According to the decision of the Government of Georgia, a subsidy program will be implemented to support the vintage 2021.
The aim of the program is not to negatively affect the situation caused by the pandemic on viticulture farmers and wine producers, to fully store the grape harvest.