The second annual Georgian Trade and Press Tasting in London will include more than 100 wines representing the diversity of the regions, terroirs, grapes and wine styles of this resurgent and dynamic wine nation. Styles available to taste include aromatic whites and supple reds from contemporary large producers, as well as artisan wines from Qvevri…
It is far from easy to stand out among the thousands of stands spread across the 10 halls covering 71,000 square metres at the annual ProWein fair in Dusseldorf, but there is no question that this is precisely what Georgia achieved this year with its presence in Hall 15. Over 20 producers of varying…
The UK is falling in love with Georgian Wine, and we are delighted to share the greatly expanded list of retailers, online merchants, restaurants and importers offering Georgian wine after this first year of group marketing in the UK. Please note that listings are subject to change, and we recommend checking in advance before making…
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. Image courtesy of: Early Neolithic Wine of Georgia in the South Caucasus Previous evidence suggested that the earliest signs of winemaking dated to around 5400 –…
Reading the report on Sarah Abbott’s recent trip to Georgia with a team of top UK buyers prompted some memories of my own from three decades ago. I still don’t know how, in 1987, I came to be included in a small group of wine professionals invited to visit the then Soviet Union. There were,…
Photograph of Georgian vineyards above copyright Miles Willis photography: www.mileswillis.co.uk/ The allure of Georgia has been strong this month, with leading wine trade journals writing about the joys of tasting, and the challenges of making, these heartfelt wines. Trade Journals can seem a little dry to normal humans, but they are hugely important to us…
British wine trade and press are hosted in Georgia The #GeorgianWineUK team took a group of British wine buyers and journalists to Georgia last week. On the trip, hosted by the National Wine Agency of Georgia, were consultants and restaurateurs Martin Lam and Kate Hawkings, journalists Emma Diggory and David Williams, photographer Miles Willis, and Sarah Abbott MW and…
On October 5th the award-winning movie Prime Meridian will be screened at the London headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Pleas click here to watch the trailer, while details of the screening appear below… Wine aficionados will want to join HE Mrs Tamar Beruchashvili, Ambassador of Georgia to the United Kingdom, and…
We are delighted to offer a little taster of the brilliant Cradle of Wine exhibition that is currently running at the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux.
Cité du Vin – a celebration of wine in France The Cité du Vin, which opened in the heart of Bordeaux earlier this year, is much more than a museum; it’s an architectural masterpiece in which to experience and taste a wide range of wines from around the world and to learn about the history,…