Georgia exported about 33.6 million bottles of wine to 39 countries in January-May of 2019, which is a 6% increase compared to the same period of 2018, announces the Georgian National Wine Agency. In the reporting period Georgia generated over $87 million from the sale of wine abroad ‘ndash; 16% increase year-on-year. The top five countries that imported the most bottles of Georgian wine in January-May 2019 were: Russia ‘ndash; 21,372,581 bottles Ukraine ‘ndash; 3,080,562 bottles China ‘ndash; 2,972,733 bottles Poland ‘ndash; 1,540,182 bottles Kazakhstan ‘ndash; 1,223,256 bottles To strategic export markets: United States ‘ndash; 126% increase (322,835 bottles) China – 27% increase (2,972,733 bottles) Poland – 18% increase (1,540,182 bottles) Export also grew to these countries: France – 91% (46,254 bottles) Israel – 72% (131,184 bottles) Lithuania – 57% (270,564 bottles) Belarus – 47% (680,906 bottles) Estonia – 33% (287,582 bottles) The Netherlands – 27% (42,380 bottles) Canada – 26% (76,860 bottles) Mongolia – 22% (106,452 bottles) Germany – 9% (274,721 bottles) Meanwhile, Georgia exported 10.7 million bottles of Georgian brandy (+60%) and 216,500 bottles of Chacha (+61%) abroad. source: agenda.ge