G. Vino has taken the Tbilisi wine bar experience to another level with its elegant but shabby-chic interior. It has quickly has become a local favorite, and the one wine bar in Tbilisi I recommend to all our guests in who ask me where they can drink good natural wine in the old... Read more
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19 Reasons to Visit Georgia in 2019
We asked our local blogger what are her favorite reasons to visit Georgia in 2019.
Georgia has been an up and coming destination recently. Each year, top travel magazines are promoting it as one of the spots to explore in that year. While there are many more reasons for you to... Read more
How Georgians Celebrate Christmas and New Year
Written by Baia Dzagnidze
Chichilaki Georgian Christmas Tree photo by Irma Laghadze *WikipediaGeorgia is the country of traditions. Pretty much every occasion here has its own customs with New Year and Christmas being no... Read more
On Bina 37
Taste Georgia's Sarah May Grunwald wrote an article for Curiosity Magazine about one of our favorite restaurants in Tbilisi, Bina 37. Check out the article and let us know what you think! Interior shot of Bina 37 in... Read more
A regional guide to Khatchapuri
Sarah May Grunwald's article on Eat Sip Trip Ask an American to talk about Georgian cuisine and you’ll probably hear descriptions of peach cobbler, barbecue and fried chicken. Ask a European about Georgian cuisine and you’ll probably hear more about wine, cheese and khatchapuri. Continue reading...
18 Reasons to visit Georgia in 2018
Georgia has thousands of things to love, but for the sake of the number 18, we give you our top 18. 1. Tbilisi: It one of the most dynamic capital cities in Europe, with a range of places to visit. During its history many cultures have left their mark, creating a mosaic of art building styles. Read more
Georgia is the cradle of wine
In a study that was published on Monday, researchers lead by Dr Patrick McGovern, a molecular archaeologist from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and lead author of the study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, discovered telltale signs of wine residue on pottery shards from two archaeological sites in... Read more
A Rose by any other name is Rkatsiteli?
In the first week of May 2017, I joined a group of wine and travel writers, social media influencers and sommeliers and traveled around Georgia for five days on a Familiarisation trip organised in part by the National Georgian Wine Agency, National Georgian Tourism Agency and Taste Georgia. It was a trip organised around the 2017 edition of the New Wine Festival. I enjoy wine festivals and fairs because there are a large amount of producers in one place which gives wine... Read more
Georgia for wine lovers
jWhen we think of historical, old world wine regions, we imagine the rolling hills of Tuscany, riding a bike along the Loire, Chateaus in Bordeaux or glamorous high end design wineries in La Rioja. While the Mediterranean basin and some of Europe claim a few thousand years of wine history, we have to look further east, to Transcaucasia, the cradle of wine. The country of Georgia is the only region in the world where the relationship between humans and wine was never interrupted. Read more
An Orange Wine for Orange Wine Lovers
Do Re Mi may seem like an odd name for a wine company, but I can assure you they are not making absurd wines. This wine company was founded in 2013 by three friends who had a goal in mind. They wanted to create lovely, organic wines using Georgian qvevri. The Marani is located outside of Tbilisi, on the road to Kakheti, but they source grapes from... Read more