As part of the 2026 grape harvest, the state will ensure that all grapes produced by winegrowers are received and accounted for, including lower-quality grapes and grapes damaged for various reasons.

According to David Songulashvili, Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, the state’s approach is to ensure that farmers` entire harvest is properly received and stored: "Our approach is that every tonne of grapes should be properly received and stored, and that the harvest should be completed. Despite the challenges we are facing, not a single bunch of grapes will be left behind without being accepted and stored".

The Minister highlighted individual cases that arose during the harvest and noted that the state`s approach is to support winegrowers even when exceptional circumstances arise in the process of receiving and storing their grapes.

"There was a case where the grapes were so severely damaged that it was virtually impossible even to extract juice to determine their sugar content. Nevertheless, we still assisted the winegrower in ensuring that the crop was received and that none of it was left unaccounted for. Even in such critical cases, I reiterate that not a single bunch of grapes will be left without being received", - he said.

According to the Minister, alongside ensuring that the entire harvest is received and stored, the state is also focused on encouraging the production of high-quality products. Accordingly, a differentiated approach will be applied to high-quality, high-sugar-content and premium-condition grapes: "A winegrower producing high-quality grapes will achieve a different and more distinctive result. The production of quality grapes will certainly be valued more highly and will also generate higher income for winegrowers".