Record grape price for Khvanchkara

Zaza Dugladze, head of the Dugladze Wine Company, says that this year, Alexandrouli and Mujuretuli grapes, from which Khvanchkara wine is made, cost 8-10 lari per kilogram. A bottle of Khvanchkara costs $15, and this price does not include the cost of transportation, customs duties and other expenses, he notes.

Demand for semi-sweet Khvanchkara is mainly from Asia and not Europe and America.

Global demand for sweet wines has declined, and it is mostly consumed in post-Soviet countries, Dugladze notes. Khvanchkara is very popular in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. (BPI)