date:Feb 06, 2013
behind 57 million bottles exported in 2005.
Ukraine, China and Poland have been among important new markets for the Georgian wine, though vintners also have made some inroads into the United States and Canada.
You can't depend on a single market, Georgian Agriculture Minister David Kirvalidze said. That was the mistake of producers who didn't look for alternatives.
Many officials believe the Russian import ban also forced them to crack down on bootlegging in Georgia's wine industry. Before 2