Scientist's quest for the origin of wine explained at the Cliveden
Dr. Patrick McGovernby Jana Shea for NewsWorks19.04.2013 Wine lovers enjoyed tastings and a journey into the past at a lecture titled "The Quest for Wine's Origins" on Friday evening led by Dr. Patrick...
View ArticleGeorgian evening in Copenhagen
22.04.2013. Allan Sondergaard is 43 years-old, Danish and born in Copenhagen. He has been married to Lotte for 12 years and together they have a boy Mikkel age ten and a daughter Nora age seven. They...
View ArticleHvino News is media partner of London's Emerging Regions Tasting
23.04.2013 (Hvino News).Our publication Hvino News is pleased to announce it became the official media partner of the Emerging Regions Tasting, scheduled for May 1 in London.The Emerging Regions...
View ArticleDecanter's "Jefford on Monday" on Georgia: Touchdown in Wine Central
by Andrew Jefford24.04.2013. Empty bottles lined the windows, greening the grey Tbilisi afternoon; I sat next to Metropolitan Davit of Alaverdi in the gathering gloom. We stared together at a deeply...
View ArticleGeorgian minister of agriculture predicts 25% increase in wine export
24.04.2013 (Hvino News). The Georgian Agriculture Ministry predicts an increase in wine export by 20-25 percent with the opening of the Russian market. "Supposedly we shall export 7-10 million bottles...
View ArticleTravel to Alaverdi in Georgia and enjoy a wine-tasting holiday with a difference
25.04.2013. Alaverdi Monestry produces 30,000 litres of wine a year using the old qvevri method. At my table are nine people. Eight have long beards and are strictly religious. They are priests and...
View ArticlePresentation of Teliani Valley's new "Glekhuri" (peasant) wine series
25.04.2013. On April 23, presentation and press conference of new wine "Glekhuri" (peasant) was held at the restaurant "Bina”, 3/5 Shardeni street in Tbilisi. “Teliani Valley” - the producer of this...
View ArticleGood Food Fighter Profile: Irakli Nikolashvili
by Malcolm Jolley25.04.2013. I met Irakli Nikolashvili at five o’clock on cold November morning at the Tbilisi airport in 2011. I had staggered off of the Lufthansa direct from Munich and he appeared...
View ArticleTbilvino at Emerging Regions Tasting in London
28.04.2013. Tbilvino is offered an opportunity to participate at Emerging Regions Tasting organized in association with Harpers. The tasting has been created to showcase wines from wine-producing...
View ArticleInterview: Lagvinari – the new Georgian winery from Isabelle Legeron
28.04.2013. With Georgian wine’s reputation growing all the time, we were delighted to hear that Isabelle Legeron MW, author of the website That Crazy French Woman, has set up her own Georgian wine...
View ArticleGeorgian winemakers look to Russian drinkers
by Manana Vardiashvili30.04.2013. Six years on from blanket ban, Moscow is wondering whether wine from its southern neighbour might not be so bad after all.In what could be a major boost for Georgia’s...
View ArticleGeorgia's agricultural minister resigned amidst fraud scandal (with video)
02.05.2013 (Hvino News). Georgia's Minister of Agriculture Davit Kirvalidze has resigned after ten of his staff were detained in a corruption scandal.Mr. Kirvalidze resigned on Thursday taking...
View ArticleAmerican partner sues Sarajishvili in court
03.05.2013 (Hvino News). The American company Optima Group Inc. accuses Sarajishvili of failing to comply with contract terms, according to information from Eristavi Legal Group, which represents...
View ArticleGeorgia to host International Wine Tourism Conference in 2014
by Baia Dzagnidze04.05.2013. After acting as the premium sponsor for the 5th conference held in Zagreb, Croatia last March [click here for details] , it has been announced that Georgia will be the...
View ArticleThe Emerging Regions Tasting in London: fantastic visitor numbers and...
06.05.2013 (Hvino News). The Emerging Regions Tasting, the new platform for showcasing new quality wine producing regions around the globe to the UK trade proved to be a very successful event. It took...
View ArticleOrange wines will never be mainstream. But a case for why they’re more than a...
by Anna Lee C. Iijima07.05.2013. The explosive popularity of so-called orange wines among trendsetting sommeliers has been questioned of late. Critics dismiss them as faddish, extolled for their...
View ArticleDecanter's "Jefford on Monday" on Georgia: In quest of the mssing sixth
Dr. Giorgi Dakishvili of Schuchmann.Photo: decanter.comby Andrew Jefford08.05.2013. It was gold in colour, though a little deeper than usual: the colour of my grandmother’s wedding ring. The aromas...
View ArticleDavitashvili: Georgian wine to appear in Russia in late May
09.05.2013 (Hvino News). According to the head of the National Wine Agency Levan Davitashvili, Georgian wineries, which have been registered in Russia, will be able to deliver their products to the...
View ArticleWhole truth about Georgian wine
10.05.2013. Who can tell about Georgian traditions of feast and Georgian wine better than a true toastmaster, an expert in the history and origin of famous toasts? Solomon (Bichi) Tezelishvili is not...
View ArticleGeorgian wines at The Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
11.05.2013 (Hvino News). 34 Georgian wines are competing at The Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, which is being held on May 10-12 in Bratislava, Slovakia.In total, 8,200 wines from 50 producer countries...
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