Poland hosts Georgian wine tasting event
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A Georgian wine tasting and seminar was held in Warsaw, the capital of Poland this week, the Georgian National Wine Agency has announced.
The event which was attended by journalists, importers and wine writers tasted wines from these nine Georgian wine companies: Vaziani Winery, Gevelli, Vino Martville, Mandili, Telavi Wine Cellar, Kindzmarauli Marani, Gotsa Family Wines, Amiran Vepkhvadze’s Wine Cellar, Nika Bakhia Marani.
At the event the guests were able to get information about the history and culture of Georgian wine and traditional method of qvevri (a large amphora-like clay vessel) winemaking.
Poland is one of the strategic export markets for Georgian wine and is in the top five list of Georgian wine importer countries.
In January-March 2018, up to 741,000 bottles of wine were exported to Poland, which is 32 percent higher than in the same period of 2017.
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White dry wine Kisi 2015 and red dry wine Mukuzani 2015 of Georgian wine company Shilda Winery won gold medals at the International Wine Contest GALICJA VITIS 2017, which was held on June 22-23 in Krakow.
After the judges have tasted all the samples the winners will be revealed next month. The competition was open exclusively to qvevri wine producers from all countries and wine regions in the world.
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“Poland consistently supports the territorial integrity and European and Atlantic ambitions of Georgia”, Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said today. Minister Czaputowicz touched on his ministry's foreign policy tasks for 2019 at the Sejm, in which Georgia figures as “a key area.”