Georgian wines win gold medals at Poland’s major wine contest

A Georgian wine company is returning from the biggest wine contest in Poland with two gold medals.

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.

These golden medals are very important for raising awareness of Georgian wine in Poland, said deputy head of PR and Marketing Department at the Georgian National Wine Agency Tamta Kvelaidze, who was invited as a jury member at the competition.

25 wine professionals from six countries, including Georgia, revealed winner wines from 434 wines. Photo by Wines of Georgia. 

For the first time this year a new category was added to the competition – a qvevri [a large, ancient Georgian winemaking vessel] wine category – which is another step forward popularising Georgian wine and increasing its export to Poland,” she added.

Meanwhile, based on the Memorandum of Collaboration signed between Georgia’s Agriculture Ministry and the viticulture and wine-making development fund of Poland (Galicja Vitis) last year, a new subject was added to the curriculum of the Wine Academy of Poland, enabling its students to learn about Georgian wine history and culture.

Georgia is regarded as the cradle of wine, with evidence showing wine was cultivated over 8,000 years ago.