(News) - Armenia’s wine export increased by nearly 70 percent in Jan.-Nov. 2013, said Armenian Wine Makers’ Union President Avag Harutyunyan.

Brandy export has decreased by 10 percent, but the price of exported brandy increased by 10 percent.

“Thus, we started exporting more expensive brandy,” Harutyunyan told reporters on Friday. 

He said wine production increased by 30 percent, brandy production – by 10, while vodka production is at the same level. Simultaneously, wine and brandy imports reduced by 10 percent.

In January-September 2013, wine export made $3.06 million with 80 percent of export falling on Russia.