Georgia attracts more tourists than ever due to its rich history, wine culture and optimistic foreign policy changesView article >

Mosmieri (Kakheti, Georgia) “Kakhuri” 2017 ($20, Corus Imports):  Georgian wines seem to be the rage these days, and there are plenty of possible reasons for that.  Consumers are intrigued that archeologists have figured out that wine has been made in that Caucasus-region country for 8,000 years, putting it among the oldest wine producing areas in the…

Haley Fortier earns her reputation as an Orange-wine ambassador, many of her favorite wines from the country of Georgia

Haley Fortier earns her reputation as an Orange-wine ambassador, many of her favorite wines from the country of GeorgiaView article >

It’s been a busy couple of weeks here in The Chronicle’s Wine Dept. We published a big piece about climate change and Napa Valley last weekend, detailing why some of the valley’s most prominent winemakers believe they may no longer be able to grow Cabernet Sauvignon — that region’s lifeblood — successfully by the 2030s.…

Wine exports from Georgia to U.S. growing astronomically in 2019, along with consumer recognition

There are thousands of restaurants in the Bay Area, but as far as I know, only one has the famous Georgian khachapuri. Bevri cranks them out alongside other Georgian specialties and an extensive list of clay pot-fermented wines to pair them with…

Caleb Leisure is the only American winemaker fermenting his wines in bona fide Georgian qvevri…View article >

Georgia invented wine, as far as anyone can tell, with a history stretching back 8,000 years, and the techniques haven’t changed very much since then. Traditional Georgian winemakers still age their wines in large clay vessels called qvevri, which they bury underground. The white wines are fermented with their skins for months, resulting in powerful…