HAIL STORM DESTROYS 70% OF GEORGIA\'S KHVANCHKARA GRAPE HARVEST
By empty (9/25/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A hail storm hit vineyards in five villages in Georgia\'s Ambrolauri district on Sunday, destroying 70% of the country\'s harvest of the Khvanchkara grape variety, from which a popular semi-sweet red wine is made. The hail storm continued for 40 minutes, sources in the Racha- Lechkhumi district administration told Interfax. The government plans to pay compensation to residents whose harvest was destroyed.Visit also
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