CHAIRMAN OF UNION OF WINEMAKERS OF ARMENIA: ARMENIA NEEDS NO MORE THAN 200 THSD USD TO IMPROVE EXPORT OF WINE

ArmInfo
2008-11-30 14:04:00

ArmInfo. Armenia needs 100-200 thsd USD to improve the export of wine,
Avag Haroutiunyan, Chairman of the Union of Winemakers of Armenia,
told ArmInfo correspondent.

"In its time Armenia missed the chance to occupy a place in the Russian
wine market after the ban on Georgian and Moldavian wines. However,
it is never late to promote the goods, moreover, the world demand
for wine remains high.

To promote brandy, one needs to have not only big business, but also
personal high-level contacts. The matter is much easier in case of
wine: the start-up capital to improve export is no more than 100-200
thsd USD, while in case of brandy one more zero at least should be
added to this figure",- Haroutiunyan said.

According to him, planting of one hectare of vineyards is estimated
today at about 4 thsd USD, deep plowing and reclamation work exclusive.