Former Gusborne CEO Making English Wine in Qvervi
Ben Walgate describes the qvevri as “a revelation,” revealing that the wine “just about made itself.”
Read MoreHarvest Week: Bluesy Kakhetian Wine
The vibe changes in September, though, when the slumbering villages spark to life. It’s harvest time, and the rural road is suddenly busy with cars, dump trucks and tractors pulling trailers – all either packed with grapes or on their way to the fields to pick them. This is Georgia’s largest wine region and nearly every…
Read MoreEvening Standard on Why Wine Lovers Should Visit Georgia
In an article published by The Evening Standard, Georgia is named as the top destination and “a wine-lovers’ heaven” worth a visit in 2018. The author of the article, Disha Daswaney, notes that travel experts at Lonely Planet have recently ranked Tbilisi the number one destination for wine in their latest publication, The Cities Book,…
Read More‘Georgia Special’: Traditional cuisine on show in Berlin exhibition
Germany’s capital of Berlin has hosted an exhibition “Georgia Special” that promoted Georgian traditional cuisine, wine, and products in Germany.Visitors of the exhibition were able to get acquainted with the traditional Georgian winemaking method in the ancient qvevri winemaking vessel.
Read MoreOver 8,000 years, Georgia has mastered wine After all, the country likely was the birthplace of viticulture.
“If you need to inject a bit of novelty into the familiar aspects of your life, then [Georgian] wines will be the perfect infusion. They are ancient and novel at the same time. How often do you get an experience like that?” – Bryan Flewelling
Read MoreHungry for Travels: Georgia (the country) should be on your mind
Culinary journey in Georgia. “Alongside my khinkali and khachapuri was a simple yet vibrant garden salad consisting of vine-ripened tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, parsley, and a drizzle of a regional nutty tasting oil. With my first bite of the salad I was speechless.” – Blakely Trettenero
Read MoreGrape Harvest 2017 Wrapped Up
Georgian Agriculture Minister, Levan Davitashvili, announced that 123,000 tons of grapes were processed in Georgia this year, an “unprecedented success”. While summarizing the grape harvest 2017, the minister noted that farmers had earned around GEL 150 million income from selling their harvest.
Read MoreTourists join in grape harvest in Kakheti collection vineyard
Locals and tourists visiting Georgia’s wine region of Kakheti teamed up to harvest the grapes of over 400 varieties at a unique vineyard of Georgian wine company Shumi. Head of Georgian National Wine Agency Giorgi Samanishvili said that such activities promoted the development of wine tourism in Georgia as well as raised awareness of Georgian…
Read MoreTbilisoba – Harvest Bacchanalia for the Whole Family
When it comes to fragrances, nothing makes you stop in your tracks and moan in delight more than the redolence of mtsvadi roasting on the coals of grape vine trimmings. It’s the juicy sizzling fat basting the chunks of skewered pork that clinches it and makes whiffing the browning meat just as good as eating it. For…
Read MoreGeorgia’s grape harvest 2017: “unprecedented success”
“Since independence we have not sold so many wines in terms of quantity as well as in terms of amount of money,” said Georgia’s Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili who today summarised the grape harvest of 2017. Davitashvili expects that 70 million bottles of Georgian wine will be exported this year as the grape harvest has…
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