GEORGIAN WINE HOME-TASTING (3)
* See also part 1 and 2 * Conclusion This tasting of Georgian wines imported in the Netherlands (Theo Jansen – GeoDev ) was not exhaustive. I didn’t ask to taste wines from ‘international’ grape varietals like merlot, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay or sauvignon blanc. Nor did I ask for the few ‘modern’ made k’vevri (qvevri) [...]
GEORGIAN WINE HOME-TASTING (2)
* See also part 1 and part 3 * CHELTI Saperavi 2007, Kvareli, Kakheti (red, saperavi): a new winery and wine for me. Quite a nice surprise actually! Ripe fruit (plums, wild berries) and some spices in the nose. Fresh, juicy and mineral on the palate, with slightly bitter tannins, medium body, a good structure [...]
GEORGIAN WINE HOME-TASTING (1)
After twice being juror of a Georgian wine competition and three visits to this beautiful country, I just have a crush on Georgia. Judging wines at the Expo Georgia Wine Award Competion – 2011 To keep updated with the quality of Georgian wines, I asked the Dutch importer Theo Jansen from GeoDev to send me [...]
GEORGIA: SOON OWN VINEYARD FOR TBILISI AIRPORT?
Read on President of Georgia proposes to create a vineyard in close proximity to Tbilisi International Airport. According to president Mikheil Saakashvili “Georgians often say that Georgia is the birthplace of wine, but not all visitors coming into the country can see that”. Picture © HVINO NEWS Read the whole article HERE
GEORGIAN WINING & DINING
The Georgian cuisine is not easy to classify; it has kept its own identity in the past thousands of years. ‘The’ Georgian cuisine doesn’t really exist, every region, every village, every family has its own way of cooking and eating, based on their own old culture. The same dishes will always be just that tiny [...]