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SUMMARY OF THE EVENT The 11th International Wine and Spirits Exhibition was held from 14 to 16 June 2018 at the ExpoGeorgia Exhibition Centre. This year there were 118 participants from 12 countries and the number of visitors were 4 550. The event once again demonstrated its importance on both regional and international markets. The success of the exhibition can also be contributed to the fact that small and family-run vineyards and cellars were exhibiting together with large companies, presenting a variety of unique Georgian wines and spirits. The visitors had a chance to taste a wide variety of wines and to get acquainted with both traditional and modern trends. The 10th International Wine Competition was held during the exhibition. From a total of 238 wines, 203 received awards as indicated: Trophies - 7, Gold Medals - 22; Silver Medals - 68; Bronze Medals - 106 LAUNCH YEAR: 2008 ORGANIZER: VENUE: DATES: WORKING HOURS: FREQUENCY: DURATION: Exhibition Center ExpoGeorgia Exhibition Center ExpoGeorgia 14-16 June 2018 11:00-18:00 Annual 3 days OPENING CEREMONY The official exhibition opening ceremony was held on 14 June 2018 and was attended by government officials, diplomats, industry professionals and invited guests. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Resani Kikava - Executive Director of ExpoGeorgia Exhibition Center Giorgi Khanishvili - Deputy Minister of Agriculture Andro Aslanishvili - Acting Chairman of the National Wine Agency
SUMMARY OF THE EXHIBITION 118 PARTICIPANTS FROM 12 COUNTRIES WERE REPRESENTED AT WINEXPO 2018: GEORGIA GERMANY HUNGARY SPAIN ARMENIA FRANCE PORTUGAL UKRAINE AUSTRIA ITALY RUSSIA USA EXHIBITION SPACE INFORMATION Total Exhibition Space Local Participants Foreign participants 767,5 m 2 94 24 PRODUCT CATALOGUE WINES SPARKLING WINES SPIRITS MANUFACTURING MACHINES PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY INGREDIENTS AND ADDITIVES FERTILIZERS VINE AND VINEYARD CARE SUPPLIES, VINICULTURE EQUIPMENT SEEDLINGS GLASS AND GLASSWARE ACCESSORIES SERVICES MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS CONSULTANTS
PARTICIPANT SURVEY PURPOSE OF PARTICIPATION Acquisition of contacts and establishment of partnerships - 34% PR / Promotion of Products / Services - 26% Evaluation of competitors - 10% Finding new customers and clients - 25% Other - 5% 88% 85% 91% 92% 83% 52% have achieved their goal will take part the following year were satisfied with the quality of visitors were pleased with the exhibition were satisfied with the number of visitors established new business contacts LIST OF PARTICIPANTS GEORGIA Commercial Partners - International Ltd Noblex Ltd. / Chain Stores - Agrosphere Aprofi-Group Ltd Favorite Label Primum Color Pack Yellow Pages Elite Motors Ltd Tabla Nova LLC Qetevine Dzmebis Marani Chubini Wine Kvevris Bio - Dinamiuri (Aladashvili) Tedo s Marani Telavi Old Ltd Lagvinari Bolnuri Vellino Japara Chateau Svanidze Asadeli Degustate Chateau Khashmi I/P Aleksi Pitskhelauri Leksos s Marani Ai Gvino LLC - Artana Wines Iveris Venakhebi Khodashnuri Wine Thieves Gvino - Khutsaisze Vineyard Tamari Monastris Nobati Traditsiuli Shermadini Winery Abuladze - Wine Bottle Deep Carving And Label Painting Mixos Venaxebi The Best Vineyards Of Gavazi Stori Ltd Domkofe Ketili Guli Ltd Lomtadze Family Wine Kardenakhi Winery N 1 Buneburi LLC Twins Wine House In Napareuli Ltd Wine Products & Spirits Ltd Levan Japaridze Wines LLC Qvevri Wine Ltd Corporation Georgian Wine Dugladze Winery Khareba Chateau Nekresi Shilda Winery Tbilvino David Machavariani Enology - Diam Giuaani Winery Chelti I/M Tamar Eristavi Matrobela Wines LTD Vakhtang Beruashvili Wine Vakhtanguri Qimerioni Llc Bolnisi Old Cleaner Ugrekhela Shalos Marbano Liparteliani Gobejishvili Wine Devno Aliosha Kapanadze s (Marani) Luka s Subeliani Binekhi Bolero & Company The Spirit Of Georgia Llc - Batono Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking Kvareli 2017 Llc Gevelli Llc Georgian Family Wine Charitable Union Temi Rostomaant Marani LTD Individual Enterpreneur - Gogita Mchedlishvili (Iases Marani) Zurab Kviriashvili Vineyards LTD Kakhuri Gvinis Marani LTD Geo Solution Company LTD Enogrup LTD Gt Enologica LTD G.B. Consulting LTD Verallia Ukraine (Pjsc Consumers-Sklo-Zorya) Shvidi Wine Llc Schuchmann Wines Georgia Erisa LTD (Gogilashvilebi s ) Wine&Co Transporter Armenia Moussaler Printing House Llc Austria Finotec Handels Gmbh Germany Drinkstar Gmbh Wtg - Quantor Gmbh / Kreyer France Saverglass Hungary Trust Hungary Co. Hagyo Winery And Distillery Equipments Italy Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo (Vcr) Vetroelite S.P.A. Tapi S.P.A. Intercap Srl Della Toffola Group Diemme Enologia S.P.A Portugal Silva Russia M&T Llc Alex Trade Llc Vladimirskiy Center Tary LTD Spain Rivercap Ukraine Technologies Of Contemporary Design Llc Magazine Drinks, Technology And Innovation Spc Pack Technology Ukraine A.I.K. Agricultural International Kompany LTD. Usa Eristavi Winery Llc Green Aegis Llc
VISITOR SURVEY DISTRIBUTION OF VISITORS PER INDUSTRY Wine and Spirits - 37% Travel and Hotel Business - 21% Agriculture and Food Safety - 9% Transport and Logistics - 4% Officials - 3% Press and Media - 9% Other - 17% REASON FOR VISIT Fun and Recreation - 24% Purchase of Specific Products and Services - 14% Finding Business Partners - 21% Introduction to the Market - 33% Study of Competitors - 5% Other - 3% KEY STATISTICS VISITOR SATISFACTION SURVEY 4 550 NUMBER OF VISITORS Visitors who were satisfied with the exhibition 93% 73% LOCAL VISITORS Visitor whose expectations were justified 94% 27% FOREIGN VISITORS Visitors who will visit the exhibition next year 91% 77% INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS VISITORS RECEIVED FROM COUNTRIES GEORGIA IRAN LATVIA SYRIA GERMANY ISRAEL MEXICO CHINA KOREA RUSSIA
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITION EVENTS GALA EVENING AND WINE AWARDS CEREMONY The Gala Dinner and the 10th International Wine Awards Ceremony were both held on 14 June 2018. The event was attended by participants as well as specially invited representatives, the media and government officials. The purpose of the awards ceremony was to recognise and award outstanding quality wines, to highlight the achievements of private individuals and companies in the wine industry and to bring them together at one event. THE WINES PARTICIPATING IN THE INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION WERE EVALUATED BY A PANEL CONSISTING OF INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY EXPERTS: Tim Atkin MW - Writer of Online Drinks Kenichi Ohashi MW - Wine & sake expert based in Japan. Isa Bal MS - Main Sommelier at Fat Duck s Misha Meskhi - Professional in the wine industry Fongyee Walker - MW - wine industry professional Levan Mekhuzla - Deputy Chairperson of the Tasting Commission Gogi Dakishvili - Main winemaker at Schuchmann Wines Georgia Sarah Ebbott MW - Master of British Wines, Head of Swirl Wine Group (contractor company of National Wine Agency LTD)
WINNERS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS AWARDS BEST WINE ON SHOW AWARD Binekhi Rqatsiteli Qvevri White D/Q 2015 Best of the Show Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking Guramishvili Kasris Chinuri SPECIAL AWARDS TROPHY White Dry 2015 Best Dry White Binekhi Rqatsiteli Qvevri White D/Q 2015 Best White Qvevri Binekhi Rqatsiteli Qvevri White D/Q 2015 Best White Of The Show Giuaani Kasris Red Dry 2016 Best Red Dry Giuaani Kasris Red Dry 2016 Best Red Dry Of The Show Dato Chikhladze - Otskhanuri Safere Khvanchkara Iberiuli Red D/Q 2017 Best Qvevri Red Wine Red S/S 2017 Best Semi Sweet Dugladze Wine Company Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking Kakhetian Wine GOLD MEDAL AWARDS Tibaani White Dry 2016 Gold Guramishvili cellar Kasris Chinuri White Dry 2015 Gold Tsinandali White Dry 2015 Gold Mtsvane Iberiuli White Dry 2017 Gold Dato Chikhladze - Qisi White D/Q 2017 Gold Binekhi Rqatsiteli Qvevri White D/Q 2015 Gold Shalauri Wine Schuchmann Wines Georgia Shalauri s - Qisi White D/Q 2017 Gold Vinoterra Qisi White D/Q 2016 Gold Binekhi Mtsvane Qvevris White D/Q 2015 Gold V. Beruashvili Familly Mtsvane Qvevris White D/Q 2017 Gold Tamari Mtsvane White D/Q 2017 Gold
GOLD MEDAL AWARDS Union Wine Invest Barbale - Chinuri White D/Q 2016 Gold Tradiciuli Tradiciuli Khikhvi White D/Q 2017 Gold Giuaani Kasris Red Dry 2016 Gold Dugladze Wine Company Mukuzani Red Dry 2016 Gold Qvevri Wine Red Dry 2017 Gold Kakhetian Wine Red D/Q 2017 Gold Chateau Nekresi Qvevri Red D/Q 2016 Gold Dato Chikhladze - Otskhanuri Red D/Q 2017 Gold Safere Spazio Libero Eristavi Red D/Q 2016 Gold Binekhi Ojaleshi Red S/S 2017 Gold Khvanchkara Iberiuli Red S/S 2017 Gold Batono WINERY NAME / Mtsvane Ba - tono SILVER MEDAL AWARDS White Dry 2016 Silver Gavazi Kakhuri White Dry 2017 Silver Shilda Khikhvi White Dry 2017 Silver KTW Batono Guramishvili cellar Chkhaveri evropuli Guruli Mtsvane DEWINO White Dry 2016 Silver White Dry 2016 Silver KWC Manavi White Dry 2017 Silver Geveli Rqatsiteli White Dry 2017 Silver Giuaani Manavi White Dry 2016 Silver KWC Gurjaani White Dry 2017 Silver Gvinis qurdebi Gvinis qurdebi White Dry 2016 Silver Chelti Khikhvi Tamari Qisi Ketewine Rvino-Qisi Bolero Langvinari Daisi Rqatsiteli Qvevris Lagvinari Krakhuna Chelti Rqatsiteli White D/Q 2014 Silver Bolnuri Rqatsiteli White D/Q 2016 Silver
Dugladze Wine Company WINERY NAME / SILVER MEDAL AWARDS Qisi Qvevri Wine Khikhvi Binekhi Qisi Qvevris White D/Q 2015 Silver Qvevri Wine Mtsvane Aliosha Kapanadzis marani Batono Shalauri Wine Langvinari Mtsvane Qvevris Iberiuli Alcapone - Rqatsiteli Qisi-Mtsvane Qvevruli Shalauri s-khikhvi/ Qisi/Mtsvane/ Rqatsiteli Lagvinari TsiTsqa White D/Q 2016 Silver Ketewine Rvino Rqatsiteli Tradiciuli Tradiciuli Mtsvane V. Beruashvili familly Khikhvi Qvevris Winery Shermadini Shermadini Mtsvane White D/Q 2016 Silver Tbilvino Qvevris Qisi White D/Q 2015 Silver Mixos Vineyards Basaseuli -Kakhetian Mtsvane/ Khikhvi Mixos Vineyards Qisi Qvevris Iberiuli Basaseuli -Kakhetian Mtsvane/ Rqatsiteli Temi Rqatsiteli 2017 Dato Chikhladze - Rqatsiteli Dato Chikhladze - Krakhuna KTW Tvishi Premium Vitorio White S/S 2015 Silver Gavazi Red Dry 2017 Silver Dugladze Wine Company Reserve Red Dry 2014 Silver
SILVER MEDAL AWARDS KTW WINERY NAME / Salome Red Dry 2015 Silver Ileriko Red Dry 2014 Silver Velistsikhe Qvevri Red Dry 2015 Silver Shilda mukuzani Red Dry 2016 Silver KWC Red Dry 2015 Silver Amkhanagoba dzveli marani Chateau Nekresi Levan Japaridze Wines Batono bolnisi old cellar Sanavardo Gozauri, 2015 Mukuzani Georgka Qvevruli Red Dry 2017 Silver Red Dry 2016 Silver Red Dry 2015 Silver Red Dry 2016 Silver Red Dry 2015 Silver Chelti Mukuzani Red Dry 2015 Silver Buneburi 2017 Red Dry 2017 Silver Binekhi Ojaleshi Qvevris Red D/Q 2016 Silver Winery Shermadini Chelti Sermadini Chelti Qvevris 2015 Red D/Q 2017 Silver Red D/Q 2015 Silver Bolero Daisi Red D/Q 2017 Silver Schuchmann wines georgia Askaneli Brothers KWC Vinoterra Kakhuri Qvevri Dora Cabernet Qvevris Red D/Q 2016 Silver Red D/Q 2016 Silver Red D/Q 2017 Silver Binekhi Qvevris Red D/Q 2015 Silver Shalauri Wine Shalauri s - Red D/Q 2017 Silver Leqsos Marani Red D/Q 2017 Silver Liparteliani CGW Liparteliani - Momgerali Gvino Kindzmarauli Red D/Q 2017 Silver Red S/S 2014 Silver Geveli Khvanchkara Red S/S 2017 Silver KWC Akhasheni Red S/S 2015 Silver Tbilvino Akhasheni Red S/S 2017 Silver KWC Kindzmarauli Red S/S 2017 Silver
BRONZE MEDAL AWARDS Giuaani Tsinandali White Dry 2017 Bronze V. Beruashvili familly Manavis Mtsvane White Dry 2016 Bronze Batono Nafareuli Dewine White Dry 2016 Bronze Shilda Tsolikouri White Dry 2017 Bronze Geveli Mtsvane White Dry 2017 Bronze KWC Rqatsiteli White Dry 2017 Bronze Schuchmann Wine Georgia Schuchmann Mtsvane White Dry 2017 Bronze Shilda Krakhuna White Dry 2017 Bronze Tbilvino Rqatsiteli White Dry 2017 Bronze Gavazi Rqatsiteli White Dry 2017 Bronze Batono Tsinandali Batono White Dry 2016 Bronze Iase Mtsvane White Dry 2017 Bronze CGW Momgerali Gvino Tsinandali White Dry 2014 Bronze Bolero Tsinandali White Dry 2015 Bronze Tsinandali Iberiuli White Dry 2016 Bronze chelti Tinandali White Dry 2015 Bronze KTW Guramishvili cellar Ksaris Tsolikouri White Dry 2016 Bronze Giuaani Rqatsiteli-Mtsvane White Dry 2016 Bronze Gvinis Qurdebi Qgvinis Qurdebi White D/Q 2016 Bronze Tradiciuli Askaneli brothers Tradiciuli Rqatsiteli Rqatsiteli Qvevri Dora White D/Q 2016 Bronze Tradiciuli Tradiciuli Qisi KWC Rqatsiteli Qvevri Langvinari Lagvinari rqatsiteli Bolero Daisi Qisi Qvevris Chelti Mtsvane Gobejishvili Marani Gobejishvili Marani - Rqatsiteli Binekhi Rqatsiteli Qvevris White D/Q 2016 Bronze
BRONZE MEDAL AWARDS Langvinari Dato Chikhladze - Kakhetian Mtsvane Lagvinari Tsolikouri Ketewine Rvino -Mtsvane Dzmebis Marani V. Beruashvili familly Dzmebis Marani Dzmebis Marani Rqatsiteli Khikhvi Qvevris White D/Q 2014 Bronze Dzmebis Marani Rqatsiteli White D/Q 2015 Bronze Lukas Marani Lukas Marani Misho Papa Misho Papa White D/Q 2016 Bronze Bolero Chelti Georgian Spirit Daisi Mtsvane Qvevris Chelti Tetri Qvevris Mtsvane Vine Ponto White D/Q 2016 Bronze Tamari Rqatsiteli Spazio Libero Eristavi Georgian Spirit Khikhvi Vine Ponto Mixos Vineyards Basaseuli Georgian Spirit Qisi Vine Ponto White D/Q 2016 Bronze Shalauri Wine Chateau Nekresi Shalauri s - Khikhvi Dato Chikhladze - Goruli Mtsvane Qisi-Khikhvi Qvevri White D/Q 2016 Bronze White D/Q 2016 Bronze Tamari Shardone Gvino Qisi White D/Q 2018 Bronze Giuaani Tvishi White S/S 2016 Bronze Giuaani Rose Rose 2017 Bronze Giuaani Cabernet Rose 2017 Bronze Batono Rose Batono Rose 2017 Bronze KTW Mukuzani Iveria Red Dry 2015 Bronze
BRONZE MEDAL AWARDS Shilda Otskhanuri Safere Red Dry 2015 Bronze Giuaani Red Dry 2017 Bronze Salome Red Dry 2014 Bronze Tbilvino Red Dry 2016 Bronze Chateau Svanidze Mukuzani Red Dry 2015 Bronze KWC Kasris Red Dry 2015 Bronze KWC Mukuzani Red Dry 2014 Bronze Chateau Nekresi Mukuzani French Oak Red Dry 2016 Bronze Shilda Nafareuli Red Dry 2015 Bronze Batono Dewino Red Dry 2017 Bronze Binekhi Red Dry 2015 Bronze Batono Chelti chelti Dugladze Wine Company Schuchmann Wines Georgia Mukuzani DEWINE Chelti 2015 Chelti 2016 Red Dry 2014 Bronze Red Dry 2015 Bronze Red Dry 2016 Bronze Red Dry 2016 Bronze Nafareuli Iberiuli Red Dry 2016 Bronze Schuchmann Red Dry 2017 Bronze KWC Cabernet Red Dry 2015 Bronze Union Wine Invest KTW Barbale St. Petrepavle saguramo Tsiteli Kasri Red Dry 2014 Bronze Red Dry 2015 Bronze Eristavi Winery Eristavi Merlot Red S/Dry 2016 Bronze Eristavi Winery Eristavi - Zinfandel Red S/Dry 2013 Bronze Eristavi Winery Eristavi - Zinfandel Red S/Dry 2014 Bronze Z. Kviriashvilis Vineyards Georgian Spirit Red D/Q 2015 Bronze Mukuzani Vine Ponto Qvevris Iberiuli Red D/Q 2016 Bronze Red D/Q 2017 Bronze
BRONZE MEDAL AWARDS Shalauri Wine Dato Chikhladze - Shalauri s - Red D/Q 2017 Bronze Red D/Q 2016 Bronze Lagvinari Lagvinari Red D/Q 2017 Bronze Tradiciuli Tradiciuli Red D/Q 2017 Bronze Union Wine Invest Barbale Red D/Q 2017 Bronze Giuaani Qvevris Red D/Q 2016 Bronze Dugladze Wine Company Red D/Q 2017 Bronze Lukasi Lukasi Red D/Q 2014 Bronze Union Wine Invest Barbale Red D/Q 2016 Bronze Lagvinari Kardenakhi Wine Lagvinari aladasturi Kardenakhi Wine #1 Red D/Q 2017 Bronze Red D/Q 2015 Bronze Asadeli Red D/Q 2017 Bronze Lagvinari Lagvinari Otskhanuri Safere Red D/Q 2017 Bronze Shalouri Shalo Red SD/Q 2017 Bronze Chateau Svanidze Chateau Svanidze Red SD/Q 2015 Bronze Union Wine Invest Barbale Red SD/Q 2017 Bronze Chelti Kindzmarauli Red S/S 2017 Bronze Geveli Kindzmarauli Red S/S 2017 Bronze Wine Products of Spirits Lomtadze Fami8ly Wine Kindzmarauli Tolibashi Red D/K 2017 Bronze Khvanchkara Red S/S 2017 Bronze Shilda Kindzmarauli Red S/S 2016 Bronze Batono KTW Kindzmarauli Batono Kindzmarauli Vitorio Premium Kindzmarauli Iberiuli Red S/S 2017 Bronze Red S/S 2015 Bronze Red S/S 2017 Bronze Bolnuri Bolnuri Red QS/S 2017 Bronze
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