The New Wine Festival is now underway at Mtatsminda Park in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi where the visitors can taste new emerging sorts of wine from the wineries all around the country.
Today’s festival shines a spotlight on small and medium-sized family wineries, and large wine producers to celebrate their contribution to Georgia’s unique wine culture.
Georgian cheese and sweets make a perfect match with a number of wines of any taste. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Those who enjoy drinking wine – both Georgians and foreigners – have opportunity to try different sorts from different regions and find their own favourite taste.
It has been the 8th time this year when the Georgian Wine Club has been organising the festival aimed at popularising Georgian wine through raising awareness on the wines and wineries in the country.
Wine-lovers went to the festival from early in the morning to taste new and traditional wines Georgian regions. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Opening at 11am on the hilltop overlooking Tbilisi, the festival included the customary opening of a Qvevri, the traditional Georgian wine amphora-type clay vessel buried in the ground at 11pm.
The celebratory opening will be followed by a special ceremony awarding family winemakers certificates in recognition of their work.
It has been the first time that Rocha Winery's 'Gravitas' saw the sunlight today. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Throughout the day guests will be able to enjoy musical performances.
Entrance to the New Wine Festival 2017 is free, so everyone over the age of 18 is invited to attend the event and sample some of Georgia’s great wines.
Today’s festival presents small and medium-sized family wineries, and large wine producers from all around Georgia. Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
The festival will end at 6pm today.