How to toast – the Georgian way
In the country where wine was invented (so say Georgians), it’s hardly surprisingly that toasting is serious business. The tradition is called supra, and its background and process are the stuff…
Saperavi: the grape to watch
If Sarah Abbott MW has her way, Saperavi will soon be as familiar a grape as Shiraz. “It makes soulful tasting wines”, she says. Saperavi is Georgia’s hero grape variety. One of only…
Marketing romance: the qvevri makers of Georgia
Qvevri – large earthenware jars used for fermentation – have become a vital part of the consumer perception of Georgian wine. The National Wine Agency of Georgia, together with Swirl &…
Georgian wine at the Real Wine Fair
Natural wine producers Pheasant’s Tears, Iago Bitarishvili, Okro’s Wine and Iberieli join a delicious cast of hundreds presenting low intervention wines in London. The Real Wine Fair is on in…
Wines of Georgia at the London Wine Fair
Georgia returns to London Wine Fair 20-22 May 2019, Stand K60 Fifteen producers from Georgia will be exhibiting on the national pavilion stand at this year’s London Wine Fair. As…
Qvevri wines taking center stage
Georgia is a small country, but the climatic and topographic variation is huge. You can find a spot to grow almost anything in Georgia, from tea to walnuts. (It’s one…
And we’re off! Expanded #GeorgianWineUK campaign confirmed by Georgian government
The National Wine Agency of Georgia has announced an expanded promotional campaign for the UK in 2019, noting that the UK is a globally influential and strategically important market, and…
Producer Focus: Kakha Tchotiashvili – Tchotiashvili Vineyards
Precise and considered, Kakha Tchotiashvili is a quiet but inspiring force. His immaculate little marani is beautifully, almost sparsely, ordered. Kakha tolerates the surging interest in himself and his wines…
Producer Focus: Lagvinari
This small producer of qvevri wines was founded by the charismatic, curious and dynamic Eko Glonti. Eko’s previous careers were in medicine and geology, and their disciplines show in his…
Producer Focus: Kereselidze
This family winery is in Racha, a beautiful, remote and mountainous region of Western Georgia. Racha was once famed for its distinctive wine styles and unique grape varieties. Under Soviet…