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Georgian wine labels – understanding and pronouncing
When trying to understand a Georgian wine label, I would first try to locate any bits of text that refer to region or grape variety. Continue reading
Georgia: a guide to the cradle of wine – book review
Georgia: a guide to the cradle of wine, by Miquel Hudin and Daria Kholodilina, available direct from Vinologue for $26 plus shipping. Very recently published, I think it is fair to say that this is the only book about Georgian wine … Continue reading
Online information about Georgian wine
As Georgian wine gets more popular, there is an increasing number of easily digestible online summary articles, and if you want to seek those out I shall leave you in the capable hands of Google. But more surprising for me is the large amount detailed and authoritative … Continue reading
Telavi Wine Cellar, and their Marani and Satrapezo wines
This place is big. Huge. It’s quite possibly the largest wine-producing outfit I have ever visited, and seems only the larger for the contrast with most of the other Georgian producers on this trip. I cannot find volume production figures, but … Continue reading
Iago Bitarishvili and Iago’s Wine
As we left our minibus for lunch at Iago’s place, two things became apparent. One was the beauty of his horticultural garden, the other being the surprisingly large size of his restaurant. Iago only uses 2 ha of vineyard, but people certainly have an … Continue reading
John Okruashvili and Okro’s Wines
John Okruashvili’s restaurant was not far from our hotel in Sighnaghi, but up a very steep cobbled street. My first encounter with the man himself was just before we entered the restaurant proper, when we were invited into his qvevri room. Immediately … Continue reading
John Wurdeman and Pheasant’s Tears
The fact that John Wurdeman was to be the wine guide was a big factor in deciding to go on this trip. I was already familiar with some of his Pheasant’s Tears wines. and had seen him on a number of … Continue reading
A week of Georgian wine and culture
Here, I try to set the scene for the next few blog posts, which will be about Georgian wine. In this one I just want to let you know how we, my wife and I, came to be in Georgia, and … Continue reading
Tasting Georgia – book review
This is Carla Capalbo’s Tasting Georgia – A food and wine journey in the Caucasus, hardback, £30. It is published by Pallas Athene, and will be available from 6th June. So in the sense that this book has not been published yet, … Continue reading
For the Love of Wine – book review
Here I review For the Love of Wine by Alice Feiring. I bought the hardback book online several months ago for just under £11.00. It is verbosely subtitled My Odyssey through the World’s Most Ancient Wine Culture and yet there is still … Continue reading