Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 10
By Matanat Nasibova – Trend:
Since the beginning of 2019 the export volumes of alcohol products of Sharg Ulduzu OJSC, Azerbaijan’s wine-making plant located in Shamkir district, have significantly decreased compared to last year, Asgar Alirzayev, the director of the company, told Trend.
He said that exports to China have significantly decreased.
“So, last year we sent several cargoes of products to this market, and this year there were no orders from our Chinese partners,” he noted. “Moreover, this market is among the main ones for our exports. Negotiations with potential partners in Japan and Mongolia were also unsuccessful. At least, for now these markets remain closed for our products. Maybe in the future it will be possible to establish exports to Japan by participating in international exhibitions that are periodically held in this country.”
The director noted that the plant annually produces about 50,000 decaliters of wine, the biggest part of which is intended for export.
He noted that the company’s products have an international certificate ISO:22000, a certificate of conformity issued by the State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patents, and a hygiene certificate issued by the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Healthcare.
The company uses the latest technology and modern German and Italian equipment installed at the plant.
The company owns vineyards of 110 hectares in Shamkir district, where seedlings brought from France, Iran and Georgia are planted alongside local grape varieties. Such varieties as Chardonnay, Bayan Shirey, Merlot and Shiraz are grown in the vineyards.