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(25 Oct 2006)
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Tbilisi - September 5, 2006
1. Wide shot Tbilisi
2. Mid shot people shovelling grapes
3. Mid shot pan children treading grapes
4. Close up children with feet in rubber boots treading grapes
5. Mid shot people treading down grapes
6. Mid shot tilt Georgian President Michael Saakashvili treading grapes
7. Mid shot Saakashvili drinking wine
8. Wide shot Tbilisi
Georgian TV POOL
Tsinandali, 100 kilometres (62 miles) east of Tbilisi - September 15, 2006
9. Wide shot pan Saakashvili meeting with Georgian businessmen
10. SOUNDBITE (Georgian) Michael Saaskashvili, Georgian President:
"Economic war has been declared against us aimed at making us weaker in order not to loose a bigger war against us. Today for the first and the last time I want to harass you. I offer that each of your companies buy at least 10 tonnes of grapes in Kakheti. It is up to you whether you give those grapes to your employees or you'll make wine and drink it all."
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Tbilisi, October 19, 2006
11. Wide shot man moves boxes with wine at Georgian Wine and Spirits wine storage
12. Close up box with wine (wine called Saperavi)
13. Mid shot man taking bottles of wine from the box and putting them back there
14. Close up "old Tbilisi'" red and white wine on a shelf
15. SOUNDBITE (Georgian) Levan Koberidze, Head of Georgian wine producers union:
"Taking into consideration the fact that 90% of wine produced in Georgia was exported to Russia, the damage is immense. Especially it was a huge financial blow to those companies which were totally oriented to the Russian market."
16. Mid shot man man moves box of wine
Gurjaani, 130 kilometres (80 miles) east from Tbilisi - September 23, 2006
17. Wide shot man carrying basket on his shoulders
18. Mid shot men cutting grapes in Gurjaani
19. Mid shot man cutting grapes, putting them in his basket
20. Close up grapes hanging
21. Mid shot men emptying their baskets in one shared basket
22. SOUNDBITE (Georgian) Amiran Getashvili, Gurjaani resident:
"This year things are uncertain, people do not know whether they will sell their grapes, but despite this I think that the vineyards should not been cut off because they are symbol of the Georgian identity. It is impossible for local people not to have vineyards."
23. Close up grapes hanging
24. SOUNDBITE (Georgian) Kakha Sikharulidze, governor of Gurjaani region:
"Despite the Russian ban, Georgian peasants are devoted to their vineyards. They do understand perfectly that not only their families are facing these problems, but the whole Georgia is. Some want to make Georgia weaker, but these efforts have united us more."
Gurjaani, Khakheti region
25. Wide shot house
26. Men throwing grapes from the basket into grape grinder
27. Close up grapes
28. Mid shot man grinding grapes
29. Close up grapes smashed
30. Close up grapes waste
31. Close up wine barrels
32. Wide shot people sitting at the table, that is full with wine and food
33. Close up man drinking wine
34. Wide shot people singing at the table
35. Close up wine, cooked chicken at the table
36. Close up wine being poured to the glass
LEAD IN :
The trade and diplomatic row between Georgia and Russia continues.
Georgia recently blocked the next round of talks on Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organisation in retaliation for Russia had banning Georgian wine and mineral water from its market.
This has lead to a crisis in the wine industry in Georgia, which is the country's largest export.
STORYLINE:
Tbilisi called the ban politically motivated.

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