Baku, Azerbaijan, Mar. 30
By Anvar Mammadov - Trend:
Azerbaijan may start exporting wine to Russia’s St. Petersburg in the near future, Elchin Madatov, head of Azerbaijani Wine Exporters’ and Producers’ Association, told Trend.
He said that Azerbaijan has already established contacts with representatives of a St. Petersburg-based company.
“When talking about the export of wine to Russia before, we meant the delivery of products only to Moscow,” Madatov said. “But at the last ProWein trade fair in Germany, representatives of one company from St. Petersburg expressed interest for our wine. In early April, they should arrive in Baku for negotiations.”
Madatov noted that in general, wine export volume in the first quarter of 2017 will significantly exceed the export volume in the same period last year.
He added that Russia and China continue to remain the main export markets for Azerbaijani wine.
“At the same time, we supply Azerbaijani wine to Belarus and Lithuania,” Madatov said. “We also aim to enter the markets of Europe, Africa and North America.”