GEORGIAN WINEMAKERS RAISE THEIR GAME TO COPE WITH RUSSIAN EMBARGO
October 1st, 2008
BY MARK GODFREY
RUSSIA may have invaded Georgia this August, but its wine industry seems almost gung-ho about the import embargo on Georgian wines that the Russian government has imposed since 2006. It has proven a "huge stimulus" to local winemakers to improve quality, according to the head of a project tasked with opening new markets for the country's wines. This pressure has sparked a "huge improvement" in quality of local wines claimed Nikoloz Grdzelidze (NOTE: SPELLING IS CORRECT - APPARENTLY GEORGIANS DON'T LIKE VOWELS), general ...
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