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Some 8,000 years ago, the first wine in history was being made in what would become the country of Georgia. Fittingly, Bordeaux’s recently opened wine-focused museum has partnered with the Georgian National Museum in Tbilisi to educate visitors about the origins of wine and its role in agriculture, royalty, religious beliefs and everyday life. Georgia has…

For the next seven days Georgia will bask in the sweet smell of wine as the country celebrates national wine week. Starting today people around the country are invited to celebrate Georgian Wine Week and attend any or all of the various wine events taking place over the next seven days, such as wine tasting,…

Ottolenghi’s head sommelier, Heidi Nam Knudsen, fell hard for the wine and food of the Caucasus on her first trip four years ago. This past April, she brought the boss with her.

It is fourth time Ministry of Agriculture and National Wine Agency are organizing “Georgian Wine Week”. Georgian Wine Day was first celebrated in 2014. Due to high interest to the event, in 2016 it was decided to transform the “Georgian Wine Day” into “Georgian Wine Week.”

Another group of wine experts from USA led by Julie Peterson has just visited Georgia. Julie Peterson heads Marq Energie marketing agency, which is contracted by Georgia’s National Wine Agency’s to support Georgian wine promotion in USA. “Americans are becoming very interested in Georgian wine, – Ms. Peterson commented, – In fact, this year exports…

A Georgian Wine Museum named ‘Window of Georgia’ has been opened in Shangri-La Hotel in the city of Yiwu in central Zhejiang province, China. Georgia’s Agriculture Minister said at the opening ceremony that strengthening friendly and business relations between Georgia and China is essential.

At Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA) 2017 in Hong Kong, which is fairly considered as the one of the world’s most influential competitions, 39 varieties of Georgian wine received prizes, among them two platinum and one gold medal.

“The latest wine region winning over sommeliers is probably not where you’d expect it to be: It’s in the Caucasus nation of Georgia, where wine-making has been going on for 8,000 years, and the wines range from bright and crisp to downright exotic” – an excellent account by Ray Isle of Food and Wine Magazine.

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili visited the Georgia, Cradle of Viticultureexhibition at the world wine civilization centre Cité des Civilisations Du Vin, in Bordeaux, France. While addressing guests of the exhibition, Mr. Kvirikashvili spoke of the country’s 8,000-year history of viticulture, and noted: “Wine is the major marker of Georgia’s national identity, just as ‘exquisite…

On September 14, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, officially opened the ‘Georgia- Cradle of Wine’ exhibition at ‘La Cité du Vin’, the Center of Wine Civilization in Bordeaux, France. “The country’s greatest success is that the wine industry specialists, experts and wine companies representing Georgia will be presented as the heritage of winemaking. This is a result…

The GWS revived Feast of Bacchus in Telavi, Kakheti with its refined atmosphere of unfading ancient classics. “Wine is the one of the key pillars of the Georgian history and culture, closely intertwined with art, poetry, and songs,” according to Keti Kenkishvili, GWS Brand Ambassador.

The fourth International Symposium of Qvevri Wine, held at the Ikalto Qvevri School-Academy, has announced the winners of the competition. Twenty two gold, 20 silver and 29 bronze medals were awarded to 150 wines presented at the competition. The award-ceremony took place at the Ikalto Monastery Complex.