Investor Presentaiton
Wine business
GEORGIA - CRADLE OF WINE
GEORGIA
CAPITAL
EARLIEST EVIDENCE OF GRAPE WINEMAKING HAS BEEN
FOUND IN 8,000-YEAR-OLD POTTERY JARS DISCOVERED IN
GEORGIA
GUINNESS
GEORGIA IS HOME TO 500+ ENDOGENOUS GRAPE VARIETIES THAT
MAKE LOCAL WINE PRODUCTION DISTINCTIVE
WORLD
RECORDS
NEOLITHIC JAR QVEVRI FOUND IN GEORGIA IS THE OLDEST EXAMPLE OF THE
DOMESTICATION OF GRAPEVINE SOLELY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WINE
GEORGIA'S TRADITION OF QVEVRI WINEMAKING HAS BEEN ADDED TO UNESCO'S
WORLD INTANGIBLE HERITAGE LIST
GEORGIA HAS CLIMATE AND TOPOGRAPHY THAT MAKE IT IDEAL FOR CULTIVATION AND
DISTINCTLY OPTIMAL FOR VITICULTURE
C.525 ENDOGENOUS GRAPE VARIETIES HAVE SURVIVED IN GEORGIA, OUT OF WHICH ~40 ARE
CURRENTLY IN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION AND MAKE UP MAJORITY OF THE EXPORT AND
DOMESTIC MARKETS
WINE IS A KEY EXPORT PRODUCT FOR GEORGIA
Wine exports as % of GDP
2020
1.3%
UP FROM 0.7% IN 2013
Wine exports as % of total exports
2020
6.3%
#4 EXPORT PRODUCT
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