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Tag Archives: qvevri

Winemaker Levan Chychynadze with his bottles of wine in Georgia

Georgian wine in the press: Michele Shah for the Circle of Wine Writers

NewsBy sarahDecember 7, 2022

“Georgian winemaking is a paradox,” says Kolka Archvadzde, commercial director of Tsinandali Estate. “We are the oldest wine-producing country, yet we are one of the youngest. If you go to…

Making wine in Qvevri

Georgian Wine, News, Orange wineBy nikiNovember 17, 2022

Georgian Qvevri are egg-shaped clay vessels used for millennia to make wine. Designated by Unesco as Intangible Cultural Heritage, Qvevri are treasured by Georgians as a living link to their…

Sarah Abbott MW considers Qvevri at Meqvevre Kbilashvili’s Marani

NewsBy sarahJune 21, 2022

Sarah Abbott and some considerations on Qvevri. Qvevri (#ქვევრი), loom large over Georgian wine culture, despite the small proportion (about 10%) of Georgian wine made in them. Qvevri are an example…

Do qvevri make wines oxidative?

NewsBy celiaNovember 5, 2021

In previous blogs, we’ve explored different facets of the qvevri. We have looked at the slow, incredibly specialised process of how they are made by a small group of rarefied…

Qvevri aren’t a luddite’s indulgence

Georgian Wine, NewsBy sarahJuly 15, 2021

We’ve delved into the slow, incredibly specialised process of making qvevri, and explored exactly how wines are made in them. But with such an ancient process, there’s a risk of…

How wine is made in qvevri

Georgian Wine, NewsBy sarahJune 17, 2021

The method of making wine in a qvevri is deceptively simple. The ancient method, which has been used throughout Georgia’s 800-year winemaking history, relies on the perfect symbiosis of ripe…

Qvevri: how they’re made

Georgian Wine, NewsBy sarahMay 20, 2021

Qvevri is the name given to the distinctive, lemon-shaped clay vessels used in Georgia to make wine. These huge clay vessels are handmade, a skill surviving in only a handful…

Georgian Qvevri Wine: Virtual Tasting on May 14th

Events, NewsBy sarahApril 30, 2020

In this virtual tasting, confirmed attendees will be sent samples of selected Georgian Qvevri wine in advance of the event so we can taste wine together and learn about Qvevri…

A British Qvevri Project: qvevri winemaking at Plumpton

NewsBy sarahNovember 27, 2019

In a quiet corner of Sussex, two cultures have collided. The renowned Plumpton College is playing host to a British first – a cellar or marani of UK-made qvevri wines. Qvevri…

3 ways the Qvevri festival is a one-stop introduction to Georgian culture

Events, Georgian wine importers, NewsBy sarahOctober 17, 2019

This walk-around tasting is hosted and promoted by four independent Georgian wine importers: Taste of Georgia; GvinoUK; 8000 Vintages, and Proper Natural Wine. Guests will discover 20 different qvevri wines…

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