"11.3% of the wine imported from Georgia to the USA have been granted an organic wine certification, thus taking the first place among the main importing countries in the American market; Austria ranks 2nd - with 7.4%, Canada ranks 3rd - with 7.1%", the National Wine Agency of Georgia reports based on the data of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE).

"The United States is a strategic export market for Georgian wine; in 2021, the historical maximum of exports was reported - 1,084,278 bottles of wine were sold. Export growth rates have been maintained this year as well: according to January-July data, 660,000 bottles of wine were exported from Georgia, which is 16% higher than the figure of the same period last year. It should be noted that the 14th annual conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) will be held in Georgia on August 24-28, 2022, in cooperation with the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and with the support of the National Wine Agency and the America-Georgia Business Council,” - the statement of the National Wine Agency of Georgia says.

The American Association of Wine Economists unites government and business sector representatives, economists and researchers from different countries of the world. The organization's activities include economic research and analysis of the wine industry, including marketing, consumption, production, macroeconomics and legal topics, as well as the preparation of reviews on various issues related to viticulture and winemaking.

"The holding of AAWE's annual conference in Georgia will once again confirm that Georgia, as a wine-producing and exporting country, occupies an important place in the world wine industry," - the National Wine Agency said.

The AAWE's 13th annual conference was held in Vienna in 2019 prior to the pandemic.