Updating Vineyard Cadastral Data Continues – National Wine Agency
Updating vineyard cadastral data is mandatory in the event of a change of ownership, the planting of a vineyard, its lease, or any other changes related to the vineyard.
Representatives of the Viticulture Cadastre Division of the National Wine Agency update cadastral data on site in every municipality of Georgia’s winegrowing regions.
Under the applicable regulations, without a vineyard cadastral extract, a winegrower will be unable to deliver grapes to a winery, while a winemaker will be unable to sell wine.
The National Wine Agency regularly updates cadastral data on vineyards.
In the second quarter of the current year, 1,019 vineyard extracts were issued in connection with changes recorded in winegrowers’ data. To ensure the reliability and accuracy of the data, field inspections were conducted in the winegrowing zones of Kakheti, Kartli, Imereti, Racha, Lechkhumi, Samegrelo, and Meskheti, during which 358 land plots owned by 226 winegrowers were inspected.
The National Wine Agency launched the programme in 2014, and by 2023, it had expanded to cover all winegrowing regions.
The vineyard cadastre is essential for the development of the viticulture and winemaking sector and for increasing the competitiveness of Georgian wine in international markets. The vineyard cadastre is compiled by identifying each vineyard plot and recording detailed information about winegrowers and vineyards. Information on a registered vineyard includes grape varieties, planting date, vineyard condition, location, area, and other data. To date, approximately 50,000 hectares of vineyard area have been recorded nationwide.