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“…But once you taste these wines, they are impossible to forget. They have striking acidity, impressive fruit, low alcohol, playful juiciness, and a nearly lusty dryness. I can’t help but clamor for them, and I’m not the only one…”

“The Grand Prize winners are: Saperavi winemakers from Australia – Grand Gold, USA – Grand Silver; Kazakhstan – Grand Bronze. Wines of best-known Georgian variety from all over the world were judged in Georgia for the first time at SapPrize contest…”

“I’ve discovered some incredible wine here. I’m a real fan of the Qveri wine; I’d never seen that anywhere else in the world. It’s really nice to drink and cook with, or to make some cocktails with. It is completely different from what, as a foreigner, you think of when you think about wine. It’s…

“Raw, low-intervention, hand-made, artisanal, craft – when it comes to ‘naturally’ made wines, the vinicultural lexicon is as rich as it is imprecise. All of these descriptors are variously employed to distinguish wines made with minimal interference or the use of additives…In Georgian winemaking, however, there is a clear and important defining feature and that…

“Why black wine is going viral on Instagram?” – “these inky wines are actually some of the world’s oldest juice, made from an ancient, deeply pigmented red grape.”

“Tasting Georgia” cookbook by Carla Capalbo is one of the 12 books selected for the exclusive ‘Art of Eating’ prize 

“Wine importer: two simple words that conjure thoughts of a glamorous life of traveling, strolling through vineyards and swirling stemware. For Brooklyn’s Chris Terrell this reality is a bit different, though; as the sole employee of Terrell Wines, his regular work involves riding a bicycle while spreading the word about small, independent natural winemakers in an…

“Georgian Wine Agency presents wine development strategy to include “diversification of export markets, development of the local market, and sustainable viticulture, wine tourism…”

“Winemaking is one of the great sources of Georgian pride…besides having the historical record of making wine for millennia, what is truly special about Georgian wine is the methodology and variety..”

“‘Project Marani’ is a venture by Artisan Cru … Founded by Henry Mchedlishvili, Ian Cole and Joe Simms, they have correctly realised that the Georgians have an 8,000 year tradition of what could anachronistically but effectively be marketed as ‘craft’ wine production, and seek to create a hybrid wine using English-grown grapes fermented in Qvevri…” 

“The country of Georgia has produced wine for more than 8,000 vintages. While spending a recent week there it was easy to see how deeply embedded wine is in the nation’s culture. More than 500 native grape varieties exist and their production methodologies are distinct…” 

“2018 may turn out to be yet another banner year for Georgia’s blossoming tourism industry. The newest darling of the international traveller set, Georgia is winning global acclaim with speed and aplomb, earning rave reviews and confident endorsements from a climbing stack of international media and travel outlets…”