A grape by any other name: Tsitska
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…
Georgian wine agency brings eighteen producers and more than 170 wines to the London Wine Fair in May 2023
Wines of Georgia will have its largest ever presence at this year’s London Wine Fair. 170 wines from 18 producers will be available to taste at the Georgian Wine Pavilion…
Rkatsiteli: Georgia’s versatile white
Saperavi may be grabbing all the headlines as Georgian wine makes inroads to the UK market. But there’s a white grape we think you need to know about. Rkatsiteli (r-kat-se-telly)…
Textured, mineral whites: if you like this try…
Do you like rich, textural white wines? Love an oaked Chardonnay, with its creamy mouthfeel? Perhaps you favour a rich style of Pinot Grigio, or a white Rioja with its…
Fruity, aromatic whites: if you like this try…
We know that for many drinkers, Georgian varieties can seem a little daunting because the names and pronunciations are so different than familiar European varieties. So, we want to make…
On Georgia’s Mother Language Day, how to read the most common grape varieties
On 14th April Georgians celebrate “Mother Language Day”. Georgian belongs to the “Kartvelian” language family, along with just three other languages: Svan, Mingrelian and Laz. This is a small family.…
Krakhuna: the star of Western Georgia
In a country overflowing with ancient grape varieties, Krakhuna is one of the oldest. And is happily easier to pronounce than many other Georgian grapes! Indigenous to Imereti in the…
Kisi: pucker up for deliciousness
Kisi is indigenous to Kakheti. Notwithstanding the high quality of wine it can produce, it became almost extinct by the 2000, a result of the Soviet preference for Rkatsiteli and…
Georgian wine in the media: “new wave” Amber wine featured in The Buyer
The high quality and refinement of contemporary Amber wine from Georgia were considered in trade title The Buyer this week, in an article written by Sarah Abbott MW. An edited…
What makes Saperavi so special?
Even wine lovers not versed in Georgian grape varieties will most likely have heard of Saperavi. As ancient as Georgia itself, Saperavi has done more for the profile of Georgian…