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
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
Wine Ambassadors Event at Wyndham Grand (on May 1st 2025) was a well curated tasting event which featured maybe 50 producers, back for it’s second year, the overall standard is very high. I managed to taste 97 wines from 35 producers. Saamuri Natural Wine Festival (May 4th 2025) is hosted by the Saamuri wine salon...Read More
Over 2 days of the Zero Compromise Tbilisi wine festival (May 2nd+3rd 2025), I managed to taste 227 wines from 58 producers. Another very fun event with Zero Compromise. The wine, food and atmosphere make this one of the must-go wine festivals of the year, and the post-industrial ruin style venue adds to the appeal....Read More
When you think of Georgia, your mind might first wander to the majestic Caucasus Mountains or the ancient history tucked into its cobblestone streets. But let’s be honest: what really steals the show is the food and wine. Georgia’s culinary culture is nothing short of a love letter to the senses, brimming with bold flavors,...Read More
Georgian Wine Regions Guide: To some extent, you could say much of Georgia is a wine region. Aside from the high mountains, a large proportion of the liveable area is capable of producing wine, and does. Maybe not always on a commercial scale, but home winemakers producing for personal consumption are almost omnipresent. Wine is...Read More
Discovering Sighnaghi Georgia: Ultimate Sighnaghi Travel Guide Heading to Sighnaghi Georgia? Tucked in the Kakheti wine region, this stunning city offers its visitors a blend of history and winemaking traditions all wrapped up in a nice little picturesque bundle. You can start your day being amazed by the surrounding scenery as you wander along Signagi’s...Read More
SuperNatural Festival (now in Mtatsminda park) is one of the most fun wine events of the year! It’s a real party, and more focused on fun than professional tasting (go to Wine Expo for that) that said, there are lots of great winemakers in attendance, and a lot of wines to try! GT Vinea is...Read More
Merano festival at Chateau Mukhrani (June 2nd 2024), is originally a festival from Italy that began also in Georgia. I managed to taste 73 wines from 31 producers. Sadly the Bolnisi PDO festival in the old Swabian/German town of Bolnisi (Ekaterinefield) south of Tbilisi was held on the same day as Merano, making it impossible...Read More
