Wine & Beverage

WinExpo Georgia is the biggest wine trade show in Georgia (country). In 2026 it ran from Friday, June 5th to Sunday, June 7th. Over 140 producers were represented. My top wines are below, and also you will find the official judging panel list (headed by Tim Atkin MW). I managed to taste 354 wines, from...Read More

The New Wine Festival (May 9th 2026) in Mtatsminda park is the biggest single day public wine festival in Tbilisi. Over 200 producers were represented. I managed to taste 115 wines from 31 producers. This article is a multi-round-up because there are a lot of wine festivals this time of year! So as well as...Read More

Over 2 days of the Zero Compromise Tbilisi wine festival (May 1st&2nd 2026), I managed to taste 200 wines from 47 producers. Another very well attended event with Zero Compromise 2026. The wine, food and atmosphere make this one of the must-go wine festivals of the year in Tbilisi. As for the wines, the majority...Read More

Wine Ambassadors Event at Sheraton Metekhi Tbilisi (on Sun May 3rd 2026) was a well curated tasting event which featured maybe 80+ producers, back for it’s 3rd year in the new and slightly larger location, the overall standard is very high. I managed to taste 112 wines (inc. 1 brandy) from 33 producers. Women in...Read More

In the second season of the hit Apple TV series Drops of God, the high-stakes search for the “best wine ever tasted” leads protagonists Camille and Issei to the rugged landscapes and ancient cellars of Georgia (The country!). While the plot centers on the elusive Herbemont grape – a rare variety once banned in France...Read More

The Gurian Wine Festival is a smaller local festival focused mainly on winemakers from the Guria region of west Georgia. In 2025 this was held in the lovely forest location of the historic Eristavi Palace near the town of Chokhatauri, on Saturday June 28th. I managed to taste 75 wines from 28 producers. The Tbilisi...Read More

Wine Expo Georgia is the biggest wine trade show in Georgia (country). In 2025 it ran from Friday, June 6th to Sunday, June 8th. Over 140 producers were represented. My top wines are below, and also you will find the official judging panel list (headed by Tim Atkin MW). I managed to taste 364 wines...Read More

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We had a fantastic time, as always, at the Bolnisi festival in the old Swabian/German town of Bolnisi (Ekaterinefield) south of Tbilisi. Following this I was privileged to attend a small group wine tasting of 12 rare wines at Sadzvele Wine Bar in Tbilisi, so I’ve included information on this as it was quite fascinating....Read More

The New Wine Festival (May 10th 2025) in Mtatsminda park is the biggest single day wine festival in Tbilisi. Over 200 producers were represented. I managed to taste 105 wines from 32 producers. And the weather was perfect this year! The focus of this festival is “new wine”. Georgia has had quite the focus on...Read More