price for one kilogram of white grape ranges from $ 0,10 to $ 0,20, which is slightly above of its base price, then accordingly it could be forecasted that in the case of an increase in the volume of grapes the price per kilo will drop and the farmer's revenue will increase, thus creating the ability for the farmer to procure some necessary tools, chemicals and machinery and increase the volume of his grapes for the next season. This could lead to the rehabilitation and positive redevelopment of the whole Georgian wine sector, though it should be mentioned that this positive tendency will not be implemented without sophisticated grape processing factories and new export markets.
In Table # 1 it is clearly indicated that during the first part of last decade of the 20 th century there was a huge drop in the volume of processed grape. This was mainly caused by the following reasons: Weak economic condition of the country, loss of traditional Russian market and huge amount of fake vintage Georgian wines, both in the Georgian and Russian markets. It should be mentioned that during the same period both farmers and wine factories had huge amounts of grapes in their warehouses, which did not find its path towards wine, simply because of the aspects mentioned above. And this is happening in Georgia - a country, which during the Soviet period was producing 55% of the total vintage wines and more than 25% of brandy in the USSR.
Despite all the negative factors mentioned above, in the second part of last decade of the 20 th century developmental steps ahead were made in the Georgian wine sector, which on its behalf has led to the participation of foreign investors in the sector. The positive aspects were mainly caused by the fact that a new generation businessmen have acquired western knowledge of management and marketing, the consumer's nostalgia for Georgian wines, and the government's support. Lately, the participation of foreign companies is getting clearly noticeable - both in the fields of wine-making and in establishing new vineyards.
As a result, the number of local Georgian wine-making companies could be easily outlined in accordance with their financial strength, good marketing campaign, progressive management and export volume. These companies are: GWS (Georgian wines and spirits), "Telavi wine cellar", "Akhasheni", "Tbilwine" "Vaziani", "Kinzmarauli", "David Sarajishvili and Eniseli", "Okami", "Teliani Veli "," Rachuli Gvino "and" Zmebi askaneli ".
Mineral and Spring Waters . According to the State Department of Statistics exports of different types of Georgian mineral waters during the first nine months of 2001 made up 6646,9 thousand USD which is 2.8 percent of the total Georgian exports.
One of the biggest assets - essential for the resort development in the country is represented by mineral wa...
