Wine production soars by over 50% in Azerbaijan

From January through June 2022, over 18.796 million deciliters of drinks were produced in Azerbaijan, 2.6% more than in the same period last year, Report informs, citing the State Statistics Committee.

According to the committee, during the reporting period, production of vodka in Azerbaijan was 572,900 deciliters (22.3% less than a year ago), whiskey-cognac production was 13,800 deciliters (24.3% more), grape wine production was 346,200 deciliters (50.5% more), beer production was 2.1 million deciliters (18.4% less), and non-alcoholic beverage production was 15.762 million deciliters (7.5% more).

As of July 1, 2022, the stock of alcoholic beverages in the country was 1.381 million deliters, and the stock of non-alcoholic beverages was 124,600 deliters, which is 13% and 7.4 times less than a year ago, respectively.