JSC Sarajishvili ( ka, სს „სარაჯიშვილი“) is one of the oldest manufacturers of

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. It was founded in 1884 by a Georgian aristocrat David Sarajishvili. After

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of the company by the communist party, the name was changed to the ''Tbilisi Cognac Factory''. In 1994, the company was privatized. The company mainly specializes in production of high-quality

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and

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, exporting the produce to countries all over the world. In 2019, JSC Sarajishvili was Georgia's forth-largest winery by revenue, with an income of 45,174,622 GEL.

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{{reflist Wineries of Georgia (country) Brands of Georgia (country) Companies of Georgia (country) Wineries of the Soviet Union Companies nationalised by the Soviet Union Drink companies of the Soviet Union