Join the celebrations of Georgian Wine Week
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For the next seven days Georgia will bask in the sweet smell of wine as the country celebrates national wine week.
Starting today people around the country are invited to celebrate Georgian Wine Week and attend any or all of the various wine events taking place over the next seven days, such as wine tasting, wine tours and presentations.
The festivities are taking place all over the country, but particularly Georgia’s wine region Kakheti.
Earlier today a new facility named 'Qvevri Workshop' opened in Ikalto, Kakheti region. It was a central event of Georgian Wine Week and showed visitors about the historic use of qvevri (a large, ancient Georgian winemaking vessel) in traditional Georgian winemaking. Also at Ikalto today a photo exhibition and awarding ceremony of monastery wines was also held.
Construction of a multi-million GEL facility started last year in Ikalto to restore the country’s ancient winemaking tradition and develop the region’s historic, cultural, educational and touristic potential.
Meanwhile in Telavi today people can visit one of the many pavilions and taste a selection of locally-made Georgian wine.
Georgian Wine Week was organised by Georgia’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Georgian National Wine Agency.
This will be the third annual Georgian Wine Week.
Meanwhile, the grape harvest is currently in full swing in Kakheti and in other grape growing regions, where more than 10,000 grape growers have sold 62,000 tonnes of grapes, earning 53.8 million GEL.
37,800 tonnes of grapes picked so far
Grape growers in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region are continuing to reap the benefits of a bumper harvest. So far this season farmers have earned 32.4 million GEL by selling about 37,800 tonnes of grapes.
New life is returning to an ancient winemaking village in southern Georgia to reflect its historic significance and boost tourist numbers to the settlement that is linked with the famous Vardzia cave city complex.
New opportunities are opening for Georgian winemakers and wine-lovers through a new European Union (EU)-funded program to spur growth and exports of Georgian wine to the EU market.
The unique taste of Georgian wine is making an impression in Japan, where this week a local wine producer won seven medals at a prestigious wine competition.
The grape harvest is in full swing in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region where so far this season 11,000 farmers have earned over 62 million GEL by selling 71,300 tonnes of grapes.
For the past 11 days Georgia has hosted dozens of events nationwide honouring and celebrating Georgian wine and those who make it.
The grape harvest is in full swing in Georgia's northwestern Racha-Lechkhumi region, where a small amount but very unique grapes are grown.
Farmers in Georgia’s wine region earn almost 100m GEL
The grape harvest has come to an end in Georgia’s wine region Kakheti where the local farmers have earned more than 97 million GEL (about $41 million/€37 million*).