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 &…
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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: 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…
Producer Focus: Georgian Wines – Zangaura Wines
Founded in 2004, Georgian Wines is an example of the blossoming of new, small wine producers since the new millennium. Their 40 hectares of vineyards are located in Kakheti, in…
Producer Focus: Makashvili Wine Cellar
In 2012, diggers unearthed a surprise stash of hundreds of old qvevri in the grounds of Vaziani wine cellar. They were the remains of the once princely, then derelict, winery…
Producer Focus: Vazisubani Estate
This small estate of 34 hectares is being restored to old glories by Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze. Vazisubani’s mansion and vineyards were established by Tavadi (Prince) Sulkhan Chavchavadze in…