Chilled glasses of rosé are true symbols of the summertime! How about tasting something new this season? Georgia, renowned as the cradle of wine, offers a unique array of rosé wines available in the UK.

Don’t let the names of the grapes confuse you - yes, they are unknown, they are indigenous, and they also deserve a place on your table after fighting for their place under the sun for millennia.

The UK continues to grow as one of Georgian wine’s most vibrant export markets. In 2024, Georgian wine exports to the UK jumped by 72%, reaching nearly 426,000 liters. That growing interest was on full display this spring, with a lineup of tastings, dinners, and trade events that brought the soul of Georgian wine to both professionals and the public. 

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Sparkling wines from Georgia have quite a long story, but the wine lovers from the UK started exploring them very recently. While it’s hard to beat Champagne and English sparkling on such a traditional market, Georgian bubbly is trying to establish itself in the niche of a quality wine with a touch of the exotic. Let’s explore it together!

Georgian wine is making waves in the UK, and Wines of Georgia is set to return to the London Wine Fair 2025 with a larger presence.  The stand will feature 16 leading Georgian wineries, offering UK buyers and wine professionals a first-hand experience of Georgia’s distinctive wines—from the qvevri-aged expressions to elegant, modern styles, both from producers seeking UK distribution and those already available in the UK.

Picking a bottle of Georgian wine for the first time might feel quite daunting, especially if you’re used to wines from classic European regions. No familiar varieties—moreover, sometimes you’re not even sure whether the name on the Georgian wine label refers to a grape or an appellation! Throw in some Georgian letters, and it might look more like elvish runes out of Tolkien rather than something you’d find in Hugh Johnson’s wine guides.

New findings from a research project conducted by an international team of scientists have confirmed that the beginnings of viticulture and winemaking can be traced to around 6000 B.C., in Georgia.

What makes a wine ‘fine’? Along with 60 or so wine enthusiasts, professionals and consumers I was lucky to be invited by Nicole Sierra-Rolet co-founder of the le Chêne Bleu estate in the southern Rhône to try to answer this question at a weekend think tank snappily entitled Fine Minds 4 Fine Wines.