istics - Georgia is divided into 5 main wine producing regions. Kakheti, Kartli, Imereti, Racha-lechkhumi and the Black Sea Subtropical zone.
In accordance with the development and strength of the wine sector Kakheti could be easily considered as the leader. The region is characterized by huge variety of grapes and assortment of wine.
From the structural point of view, 80% of Georgian vineyards is allocated to white grapes: Rkaciteli amounts to almost 75% of all white wines and the remaining 25% is allocated to Cicka, Colikauri, Mcvane, and Tetra. The dominant type in red grapes is presented by Saperavi which holds 70%. The remaining 30% is allocated to the following red grapes: Aleksandriuli, Mijuretuli, Ojaleshi, and Vaios Saperavi.
Table # 2 below indicates the total area by regions (1000 hectares) as of year 2001.
Region
State Vineyards
Private Vineyards
Total
Kakheti
1,35
43,73
45,08 (~ 75%)
Kartli
0,18
5,83
6,01 (~ 10%)
West Georgia
0,27
8,74
9,01 (~ 15%)
Total
1,8
58,3
60,1 (100%)
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Source: Ministry of Agriculture, 2002
Table # 3 below indicates the information on main types of Georgian grape, as of 2001
Species of grapes
Colour
Regions of prevalent
Sugar content (%)
General acidity (%) /Td>
Yield of Grapewine (Kg)
Aladasturi
Red
Chokhatauri, Vani, Bagdadi
19,5-20,0
8,8-9,2
2,0-2,5
Aleksandreuli
Red
Ambrolauri, Tsageri, Oni
22.0-23,0
7,0-7,5
1,5-2,0
Chkaveri
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