“Gourmands, partyers and aficionados of art and architecture (and shopping) will find no end of riches in the East-meets-West capital of Georgia…”

“…[T]hough orange wine may be new to some, it’s hardly new. Orange wines have been made in Georgia (the country, not the state) for thousands of years…”

The eighth New Wine Festival welcomed over 130 family winemakers and 100 companies this year. These “small companies have been instrumental in generating a global buzz on Georgian wine…”

“Wine is the means of social life, the means of merrymaking, the means of getting together as families, friends, relatives, and guests,” [Lado Uzunashvili] says. “To respect your guests you must offer your wine. To make friends with a Georgian, go and drink a bottle of wine with him, then he will open his heart…

Producers all over the world are going back to winemaking’s roots by reviving the age-old practice of aging wine in clay pots, a method that creates exceptional bottles you are going to want on your shelf.

The “Zero Compromise Natural Wine Fair, a festival celebrating vintages whose grapes were grown organically, with no yeasts or sulfites added in the cellar. This is pure, unadulterated nectar, the way the gods intended wine to be made, and much like Georgians have been doing it for 8,000 years…”

“Clay vessels have been used to ferment and age wine since ancient times. Iron Age wine vessels recently found in the Republic of Georgia were tested and confirmed to be the world’s oldest…”

The 2018 New Wine Festival welcomed 236 small estate vintners among its participants.

During the 2018 ”International Wine Challenge…Georgia won 5 gold, 25 silver, 37 bronze, and 27 “commended” awards. Over 20 Georgian wine companies were represented at the contest…”

The goal of the 9th annual New Wine Fair, was “to promote Georgian wine, improve wine education and enhance consumption culture in Georgia…”