Terroirs and Tradition: Discovering Georgia’s Wine Regions
Ready to explore one of the world’s oldest winemaking cultures? From the majestic Caucasus Mountains to the lush Black Sea coast, Georgia is a wine lover’s dream, offering unique terroirs,…
Georgia for All: The Diverse Appeal of Georgian Wines
In the vast and varied world of wine, it is rare to find a region that truly offers something for everyone. But Georgia, the birthplace of wine, has managed to…
Pairing Georgian Wines with Global Cuisine
This year, The Georgian wine UK campaign will focus on ‘The Georgian Palate’—for good reasons! One of the outstanding features of Georgian wines is their remarkable ability to adapt effortlessly…
Understanding the supra
Georgian hospitality is the stuff of legend. And the supra really is a feast of legendary proportions – to the British, the sort of special occasion meal we’d partake in…
Georgian ‘khantsi’ drinking horns
Drinking horns can seem like a relic of an ancient culture. They feature heavily in stories of Viking beer halls, legends of Thor and Medieval feasting where they were preserve…
Georgia’s Christmas Traditions
In Georgia, Christmas is celebrated on January 7th. As a predominately Georgian Orthodox country, they follow the old Julian calendar – and have some distinctly Georgian traditions. On Christmas Day,…
Food and folklore in Georgia
Last week, we examined how understanding the way Georgians regard food and drink is essential to understanding their cultural identity. But just as food and drink are clearly linked to…
Georgia’s cultural identity: food and drink
If you want to understand a bit about Georgia, and the unique Georgian people, you have to understand that there are two things which are central to their national identity:…
Deceptively modern winemaking
Georgia is widely celebrated for its qvevri wines. Making wine in qvevri is a tradition 8000 years in the making – and qvevri wines are having their deserved moment in…