“Work on Quality Control of Wine and Alcoholic Beverages Will Be Even More Active This Year”
“We made no compromises in our quality control efforts in 2025, and this work will become even more active this year. Violations are most often identified when samples submitted by a company for certification do not correspond to the batch prepared for export or for sale on the domestic market. In the context of intense competition on international markets, the quality of Georgian wine is one of the most critical factors. The state, for its part, spares no effort to increase the visibility of Georgian wine. Producers must begin caring for wine quality in the vineyard; therefore, the quality of the harvested grapes is critically important,” said Levan Mekhuzla, Chair of the National Wine Agency of Georgia.
According to information released by the Agency, in order to increase the competitiveness of alcoholic beverages produced in Georgia, the relevant departments of the National Wine Agency regularly carry out quality control of Georgian wine and other alcoholic beverages.
In 2025, within the framework of state control—which involves verifying compliance of technological wine production processes at enterprises with requirements established by Georgian legislation—703 samples from 139 companies were inspected. Violations were identified in 14 samples from 9 companies.
Inspection control was carried out at 62 companies; out of 1,289 samples, violations were found in 19 samples from 7 companies.
At 80 companies inspected by the Agency’s contracted companies Bureau Veritas Georgia LLC and SGS Georgia LLC, 529 samples were taken, with violations detected in 3 samples from 3 companies. The inspection process aims to verify the compliance of alcoholic beverage samples submitted for certification with the corresponding production batches.
In addition, for organoleptic testing of alcoholic beverages intended for export, 279 tastings were conducted, during which a total of 13,349 samples were submitted. Of these, 520 samples did not pass the tasting, while the remaining 12,829 samples were evaluated positively.
Domestic market control was carried out on products from 13 companies; laboratory testing of the samples is ongoing.
Compared to the previous year, the number of violations decreased in 2025.
Quality control will continue in 2026 to ensure that tens of millions of liters of Georgian wine meet international standards and to further increase demand. Domestic market control will be intensified as part of these efforts.
