Prime Minister participated in vintage in Kakheti

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05.09.2012. Prime Minister of Georgia Vano Merabishvili visited the family of Apriashvilis in the village of Kardenakhi, Kakheti Region and participated in the vintage together with the members of the family. Afterwards, Prime Minister went to the Gurjaani Kotekhi wine factory together with the head of the family and attended the process of grape purchase from farmers.

The representatives of the factory said their factory could receive and refine 150 tons of grapes daily. The factories of similar capacity are already operating in the villages of Velistsikhe, Zegani and Gurjaani solving the problem of grape sales in the region. The farmers take vouchers after selling their harvest to the wine factories, with which they can take cash from banks afterwards.

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