Skip to content
Georgian Wine UK
The official website of the National Wine Agency of Georgia in the UK
Georgian Wine UK
  • About Georgian Wines
    • How Georgia assures and improves wine quality
    • Wine styles
    • Grape varieties
    • Appellations and Terroir
  • Georgian Wine Producers
    • Georgian Wine Producers
    • Georgian Wine Producer Profiles
    • Where to find Georgian Wine in the UK
  • Georgian Wine Culture
    • Wine Culture and history
    • Georgian gastronomy
    • Georgian Culture
  • News and resources
    • Blog Posts
    • Links
    • PDF Downloads
  • Contact
Search:
  • About Georgian Wines
    • How Georgia assures and improves wine quality
    • Wine styles
    • Grape varieties
    • Appellations and Terroir
  • Georgian Wine Producers
    • Georgian Wine Producers
    • Georgian Wine Producer Profiles
    • Where to find Georgian Wine in the UK
  • Georgian Wine Culture
    • Wine Culture and history
    • Georgian gastronomy
    • Georgian Culture
  • News and resources
    • Blog Posts
    • Links
    • PDF Downloads
  • Contact

Category Archives: News

A new book on Georgian wine history gets hearts racing: “Stalin’s Wine Cellar”

NewsBy sarahAugust 16, 2020

John Baker is an entrepreneur in Australian wine, having developed a number of fine wine stores in the affluent suburbs of Sydney. In 1999, he was introduced to an apparently…

Georgian wine in the news: big orange in Japan

NewsBy sarahAugust 8, 2020

by Sarah Abbott MW My friend and fellow MW, Kenichi Ohashi, told me some time ago that Georgian amber qvevri wine was a sensational combination with top sushi and sashimi.…

Brought back from the edge of extinction: Jani

Georgian Wine, News, Red GrapesBy Celia Bryan BrownAugust 1, 2020

Jani was very nearly lost to the phylloxera outbreak of the late 19th century. How appropriate that the name ‘Jani’ means ‘powerful’ – because it took great power and determination…

Making it easier to find Georgian wine – our expanded stockists database

NewsBy sarahJuly 31, 2020

The range and diversity of Georgian wine available in the UK has soared in recent months, as small specialist importers expand their customer base, and as large national distributors add…

Our webinar on 7th August is the latest in the Georgian Wine Series

NewsBy sarahJuly 28, 2020

We have a few spaces remaining for the latest webinar in the Swirl in The Cloud series featuring Georgian Wines. The next event is a webinar on 7th August at…

Usakhelouri: the grape with no name

Georgian Wine, News, Red GrapesBy Celia Bryan BrownJuly 17, 2020

Usakhelouri was nearly wiped out by the communists. During Soviet rule, Georgia’s wine industry was geared entirely towards supplying bulk wine to Russia. This policy put Usakhelouri particularly at risk…

Red or rosé? Try rare and delicious Chkhaveri

Georgian Wine, NewsBy Celia Bryan BrownJuly 9, 2020

Chkhaveri is a rare but fascinating grape. It was originally a “maghlari” vine, trained to grow up trees, and was described in Ampelography of Georgia as ‘light and pleasant’. Published in…

A grape by any other name: Tsitska

Georgian Wine, News, White GrapesBy Celia Bryan BrownJune 25, 2020

If you’re looking for a high-quality, soft and approachable white wine, then look no further than Tsitska. Indeed, in upper and central Imereti, Tsitska is principally used to make sought…

Nearly wiped out by phylloxera: try rare but resurgent Aladasturi

Georgian Wine, News, Red GrapesBy Celia Bryan BrownJune 19, 2020

Aladasturi is a famous grape in Georgia, oft quoted in Georgian folklore and literature. The vine species appears in a number of Georgian poems, novel, songs, proverbs and sayings, though, as…

Georgian Wine Series: upcoming digital events

Events, NewsBy Celia Bryan BrownJune 12, 2020

This month we’re kicking off the Georgian Wine Series, a collection of digital events co-hosted by Sarah Abbott MW on behalf of Swirl in the Cloud. The series will feature…

12345…
678910111213
14
© Copyright 2017 Georgian Wine
Go to Top