I am starting to love wine Wednesday. It is an excuse for me to open up some bottles I have been saving (hoarding?), and the memories of the first time I drank the wine or met the winemaker flood my mind. Wine is like that. This week, my Georgian wine is a 2015 Art Villa Garikula. A stunning sparkling wine made by a French ex-patriot living in Georgia. Vincent... Read more
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This Week in Georgian Food, Wine, Travel and Culture News: 31/03-06/04
Week of 31/03-06/04 Photo: National Geographic Kids 1. Gogo wine- 27-year-old Georgian PR manager becomes successful winemaker Keti Berishvili’s family were winemakers so she became involved with the business at a young... Read more
Wine Wednesday: Purity in Chinuri
Of all the wine producers in Georgia that I know and love, Beka Gotsadze of Gotsa Family Wines represents the future of Georgian natural wine. He makes multiple wines from different varieties, has low yielding vineyards at higher than average elevation, has Biodynamic certification, makes an ancestral sparkling wine AND is not afraid of a little Flor happily growing on... Read more
This Week in Georgian Food, Wine, Travel and Culture News: 24/03-30/03
Week of 24/03-30/03 1. Georgia celebrates EU waiver Tuesday (28/03) was the first day of visa free travel to Europe for Georgian citizens. To celebrate, the PM went to Athens then Brussels. 2.... Read more
Taste Georgia at the International Wine Tourism Conference in Catania.
The 9th annual International Wine Tourism Conference kicks off next week in Catania. Taste Georgia founder Sarah May Grunwald will be speaking about wine tourism in Georgia. Her talk is: Wine tourism in the Republic of Georgia, working with local government agencies and finding balance between wine trade and travel industries (Branding & Marketing) Wine Tourism... Read more
This Week in Georgian Food, Wine, Travel and Culture News: Week of 10/03-16/03
Week of 10/03-16/03 1. The Largest Low-cost Airlines RyanAir to Launch Flights in Georgia Thanks to the new decree that Georgian residents can travel through Schengen zone without a visa, RyanAir might go to Georgia. The company has yet to make the official announcement, but... Read more
Wine Wednesday: A Tsolikouri of the Ages
Back in 2014, I visited Georgia for the first time and had a whirlwind adventure on a press trip. I tasted so many different wines and had incredibly long days which often translated into palate fatigue. During a wine tourism conference, my friend Irakli took me aside and invited to me his friend's house for dinner, a local winemaker. I accepted,... Read more
This Week in Georgian Food, Wine, Travel and Culture News: Week of 02/03-09/03
Week of 02/03-09/03 1. Tbilisi, 10 tips for visiting the capital of Georgia in Italiano This article is originally in Italian, but can be translated if opened in Google Chrome. Offers suggestions for great food, locations to see, nightlife, and... Read more
Wine Wednesday on International Women’s Day
Tragedy gave birth to International Women's Day in 1908, and the world still has a loooong way to go until we reach universal equality for all genders. But this is not a political post, it is a post to celebrate women and wine. There has been, lately, an undertone of mansplaining in the world of wine. And though there are blogs and magazines that dedicate pages... Read more
This Week in Georgian Food, Wine, Travel and Culture News: Week of 23/02-01/03
Week of 23/02-01/03 Qvevri Over 500 Artists to Perform at GEM Fest 2017 in Georgia GEM Fest is a month long EDM festival held in Anklia for the third time. At the time of publication, only 15% of artists had been announced, but more than 500 artists are expected to perform. More information about the event and the link to buy tickets is detailed in the... Read more