Interfax News Agency, Russia
Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire
February 13, 2008 Wednesday 9:54 AM MSK

Armenian brandy production jumps 55% in 2007

YEREVAN Feb 13

Brandy production in Armenia jumped 55.4% in 2007, to 14.079 million
liters, the chairman of the country’s Winemakers Union, Avag
Arutyunian said.

Production grew due to the higher grape harvest, he said. The Yerevan
Brandy Company accounted for nearly a third of brandy production and
sales.

Arutyunian said brandy exports grew 40% to 13.148 million liters in
2007. Russia, traditionally the biggest market, accounted for most of
the sales.