Armenia Sells A Lot of Wines

Armenia is known for its fine wines. And guess what? Now the whole world knows about them!

In 2006, the export of Armenian wines to Russia rose by 30%. According to a rough figure, Armenia produced over 1.2 million bottles of wine, 80% of which was sold in Russia. Russia's banning of Georgian wine has meant soaring demand for Armenian wine.

For comparison, Armenia exported almost 300,000 bottles of wine in 2005. Quite an increase, huh?

Incidentally, brandy and vodka production has decreased:

Brandy production in Armenia in January-November of 2006 made 7,589.9 thousand liters, having decreased by 4.7%, as compared to the same period of 2005.

...vodka and distillery production in January-November of 2006 made 10,751.8 thousand liters, having decreased by 11.5%, as compared to the same period of 2005.

Say goodbye to drinking for the sake of getting drunk and say hello to the new breed of sophisticated wine and cheese lovers!

Maybe not, but interesting numbers regardless!

Sources:
Yerevan.ru (translated)
ArmeniaNow
ArmeniaInfo