Georgia is thought to be the world 's oldest wine producing area . `` Western consumers have better expectations rather than those who have an established history of drinking Georgian wines , '' says Davitashvili , who also says that the 300,000 bottles that Schuchmann Wine produces each year could be expanded to one million as China 's thirst for wine increases each year . Comment: Russian embargo on Georgian wine since 2006 initially hit industry hard . Many producers have improved quality and looked for new markets .
Georgia is thought to be the world 's oldest wine producing area . Comment: Russian embargo on Georgian wine since 2006 initially hit industry hard . Many producers have improved quality and looked for new markets .