Georgian wine wins big at Citadelles du Vin competition in France
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A Georgian wine company is returning from a prestigious French wine competition with a gold trophy and two gold medals.
Winery Khareba won three major awards at the Citadelles du Vin competition in France’s wine-famous Bordeaux region.
Every year in May more than 50 of the world’s top wine tasters meet in Bordeaux for several days to elect the best wines from over 1,200 samples coming from about 30 countries.
This year Winery Khareba’s semi-sweet red wine Kindzmarauli 2014 won a gold medal and a gold trophy. Another wine from the same company, a dry white wine Mtsvane 2015 also won a gold medal.
Wines of Winery Khareba won a gold trophy and two gold medals at French wine competition. Photos by Winery Khareba.
With more than 75 percent of foreign wines, the Citadelles du Vin competition is one of the most prestigious global competitions and embodies a true flagship for the global wine industry.
Citadelles du Vin is a member of the VINOFED, which is the World Federation of Major International Wine and Spirits competitions. The VINOFED unites seven major wine competitions in the world, including Citadelles du Vin.
Hundreds of wine-lovers have sampled some of the best wine Georgia has to offer at an exclusive Georgian wine tasting event in Paris, France.
Wine lovers in France, one of the world’s most renowned wine countries, got a taste of Georgian wine at several exhibitions this week.
A handful of Georgian wine companies were represented at two leading wine festivals in France – the Les Penitentes and the La Divre Boutteile exhibitions – to raise awareness of Georgian wine, diversify export markets and attract more customers.
In a bid to explore the unique taste of Georgian wine, hundreds of wine-lovers joined an exclusive Georgian wine tasting event in Paris, organized by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).
One of the most awaited wine venues in Bordeaux, France is opening next week and has invited Georgia to be an honourable guest to showcase the history and culture of Georgian wine at a special exhibition in 2017.
Georgia will be among the top guests of the new Bordeaux Centre for Wine and Civilizations in France, which festively opened this afternoon in the famous French wine region.
Wine lovers in France got a taste of Georgian wine at several exhibitions this week, where qvevri-made wines highlighted the variety and breadth of Georgian wine-making traditions.