Georgian Wine in UK Media: Winter - Spring 2025

In the first half of 2025, Georgian wine has made a noticeable splash in the UK wine media. Prestigious print features and in-depth digital articles highlighted the country’s diverse wines, and Georgian producers have earned a new wave of attention from critics and readers alike.

Leading the charge was JancisRobinson.com, where Julia Harding MW published a feature titled “Guria – Slow Renaissance in Western Georgia”. In this vivid piece, Harding explored the often-overlooked Guria region, giving the platform to the small but ambitious producers reviving indigenous varieties like Chkhaveri and Sakmiela.

Profiles of Dolidze Vineyards, Komli Eco Farm, and Menabde Winery captured the tenacity and innovation of modern Gurian winemakers despite the region’s infrastructural challenges and climatic conditions. This article offered a nuanced perspective of Georgia’s lesser-known terroirs and the passion driving them forward.

Meanwhile, The Guardian brought Georgian wine to a broader audience in April with a lifestyle piece titled “Great Georgian Wines to Lift Your Easter Feast”. It presented a curated selection of Georgian bottles—from Saperavi to amber qvevri wines—recommended for festive pairings. By placing these wines in the context of traditional British Easter dishes, the article effectively introduced Georgian wine to curious consumers who may never have tried it before.

Also worth highlighting is Fiona Beckett’s article in Matching Food and Wine, inspired by a Georgian wine dinner at Niju. The event—part of The Georgian Palate —paired Georgian wines with Japanese comfort food, showcasing their versatility. Her piece featured a standout match: a 1987 Georgian dessert wine with milk chocolate delice and miso caramel ice cream.

In the trade-focused The Buyer, wine consultant Harry Crowther included Georgian labels in his list of standout wines of 2024, further validating their appeal among UK buyers. The inclusion of Georgian wines in such a competitive round-up underscores the improved quality, consistency, and branding efforts of Georgian producers now reaching the UK market.

Georgian wine also had a strong showing at the London Wine Fair 2025, drawing attention from both trade and press. Andrew Catchpole covered the country’s growing momentum in Harpers, highlighting Georgia’s strategic investment in the UK market to support importers, events, and education.

Equally significant was the longread in Club Oenologique, “Meeting the Makers of Modern Georgian Wine.” This piece explored the stories of key Georgian producers and the new generation reshaping the industry. 

Print media also played their part: Harpers, Decanter, and Platinum Magazine all featured Georgian wines in early 2025 editions. The interviews with sommeliers who praised Georgia’s amber wines to expert tastings of Kisi and Chkhaveri reinforced the sense that Georgia is no longer a niche curiosity but a source of distinctive and expressive wines.

Georgian Wine UK is excited to see that Georgia’s story is being told from the cellar and the vineyard, as well as from the dinner table and the supermarket shelf. With more importer op-eds, tastings, and press attention, Georgian wine is making its way to the hearts of the British wine drinkers!