The newest importer in the Georgian Wines UK stable, Proper Natural Wine isn’t your average wine company. Its founder, Lucy Hewitt, is a relative newcomer to the wine scene with a ‘real’ 9-5 job working as a Creative Producer for Condé Nast. Receiving her first palette of wine only in July 2018, Lucy recounts how…
A Georgian-British love story which has blossomed into an import business. Richard & Eka Cox met and married in London after Eka moved here from her native Georgia in 2002. Training as an accountant and growing their family, Eka was always evangelical about Georgian wine – so much so that she eventually convinced Richard to…
The International Wine Challenge 2019 results show that Georgia is holding its own in the international wine arena. The International Wine Challenge is world renowned for its rigorous assessment practices. Every wine is tasted multiple times by the best palates in the country to determine which wines are a cut above the rest. The volume…
The beauty and cultural richness of Georgia is finally gaining Western recognition – and not a moment too soon. Tbilisi’s appeal is providing an important opportunity for Georgian winemakers to get their wines in front of multi-cultural, multi-national consumers. That’s why we were so excited to see Tbilisi featured in an article in The Sunday…
“From obscurity to prominence in just over a decade, the rise of Georgian Rugby has been meteoric and unexpected.” This wonderful film by World Rugby expresses the joyous, fighting spirit of Georgia. The ancient Georgian sport of “Leloburti” is a sort of no-holds-barred-proto-rugby. The traditions of Lelo, rugby, and wine are interlinked. Wine blesses the annual…
In a country overflowing with ancient and rare grape varieties, it takes something special to stand out from the crowd. Dzelshavi is believed to be one of Georgia’s very oldest grape varieties, dated to have emerged in roughly the fifth century AD. Dzelshavi is most prolific in Racha, one of the smallest wine regions in…
A collaboration between wine importer Henry Mchedlishvili, Plumpton University, the Georgian National Wine Agency, and the British Georgian Chamber of Commerce has led to the creation of an authentic Georgian “Marani” in Sussex. “Marani” is the Georgian name for a wine cellar that uses the traditional terracotta vessels, “Qvevri”, for the fermentation, clarification and ageing…
Georgian wines were presented in a masterclass and walk-around tasting at the Hotel du Vin in Bristol. Watch our short film to hear why @RuthSpivey, (founder of the brilliant Wine Carboot), Danilo di Salvo (Entrepreneur and Founder of Gvino UK wine merchants) and Sarah Abbott MW think that Georgian Wine is ripe to convert UK…
THE EVENT The roadshows held in June in Manchester and Bristol were a testament to the ever-growing interest in Georgian Wine. The Masterclasses were sold out, and a lively walk-around tasting clearly demonstrated the guests delight at each wine. The tasting featured a wide range of producers and wines, from artisan, ‘qvevri’ orange wine, to…
The CIS or Commonwealth of Independent States was formed in 1991; a union of 10 post-Soviet republics in Eastern Europe which marked the end of the Soviet Bloc. Prior to the 1990s, former Soviet and Soviet-controlled countries were exclusively allowed to export within the Soviet Union. While the focus on Russia exports was on bulk…