Please join me and Beka Gotsadze of Gotsa Wines this Saturday for a chat about natural wine, qvevri, flor, biodynamics, and more.
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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
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
The Classic Rkatsiteli
2013 Orange wine Orgo is a small artisan winery which is located in the east Georgian wine region of Kakheti. It is a family project made up of famed winemaker Giorgi Dakishvili (of Schuchmann and Teliani Valley) with his son Temur. The line of wines are made from old vines with at least fifty years of age, and in the cellar, they adhere to Georgian... Read more
This Week in Georgian Food, Wine, Travel and Culture News: Week of 28/04-05/05 2017
Week of 28/04-05/05 1. Keti’s Bistro: Nuovelle Tbilisi This article is focusing on Keti’s Bistro which is a new restaurant which takes Georgian twist on French cuisine. It also lists some great wines.
This Week in Georgian Food, Wine, Travel and Culture News: 21/04 to 27/04 2017
Week of 21/04 to 27/04 1. Georgia’s Ambassador to the UK Named Diplomat of the Year Tamar Beruchashvili was named Diplomat of the Year by Eurasia at the Tata DIPLOMAT Magazine 2017 award ceremony. The article highlights some of the tweets that were... Read more
Wine Wednesday: Be Wild, Be Otskhanuri Sapere
Otskhanuri Sapere might always remain a bit on the obscure side simply because it very name is difficult to pronounce for anglophones. In fact, perhaps I need to start a series on Georgian wine grape pronunciation. Otskhanuri Sapere is a red wine grape from the west Georgian region of Imereti. According to grape experts, it is a transitional variety, a hybrid if... Read more
Wine Wednesday: Gurian flavor, Imereti style
Chkhaveri is autochthonous to Imereti's neighbor, Guria, but Gaioz Sopromadze is one of the first winemakers in Georgia to bottle this versatile and delicious grape variety. He has been bottling wine since 2009 but he comes from a long line of family winemakers. Gaioz Sopromadze's 2012 Chkhaveri Chkhaveri isn't the easiest grape name to... 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
