Andria Adeishvili

I am Andria Adeishvili. I graduated from the bachelor’s program of Oenology and Viticulture of the Georgian Agrarian University. Later, I entered the Technical University of Georgia, to the English master’s program of Viticulture and Enology, from the second year of which I continued studying at the Vinifera Euromaster international master’s program, namely in Italy, at the University of Verona, specializing in economics and marketing in the wine business. I am currently doing an internship at the company “Taittinger” in the Champagne wine region, in the city of Reims.

How I got to where I am today?

After completing my bachelor’s degree, I had an interest and a desire to see more closely successful wine industries with a long history and experience, such as those in Italy and France. Based on the existing agreement between Stu and Vinifera Euromaster providers, my candidacy was selected for one of the two positions. At the same time, I won a grant from the International Center for Education. The Second semester of the second year of my program is devoted to work on my master’s thesis and an internship, for which I chose the Champagne wine region of France based on my professional interests.

Why I chose this profession:

I think that the past and the next decade are very interesting and important periods for the Georgian wine industry, which has a great impact on the country’s economy and image. I will be happy if I have the opportunity to make my modest contribution to the development of this industry.

My goals is:

My goal is to acquire new knowledge or experience. I want to participate in the development process of the winemaking sector in Georgia.

What motivates me to do what I do?

I am motivated by the desire to study the issues that ate interesting to me.

What is missing in Georgian winemaking industry?

I would like to see more steps taken in the direction of sustainable development, especially by the big producers and not only. I think it would be important to have more activities in this regard, which involves raising general awareness or other concrete actions.

Advice to those who choose this profession now:

Due to the diversity of our industry, I would probably recommend getting a variety of hands-on experience in the field, which helps one find their own interests.