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Grape prices soar to a record high in Racha and Lechkhumi regions
by Aleko Tskitishvili03.11.2014. The freak weather conditions of the 2014 year, which included a spring frost, hailstorms and a drought, greatly affected the vineyards of Racha and Lechkhumi regions....
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Tbilisoba 2014: Celebrating Wine City
Photo N.Alavidze agenda.geby Tamar Khurtsia05.11.2014. The wine tents in Rike Park encouraged wine lovers who visited the country’s most colourful and spectacular two-day festival – Tbilisoba, the...
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Georgia's Lado Uzunashvili to speak at Australian wine show
06.11.2014 (Hvino News) Well-known Georgian winemaker Lado Uzunashvili will be a speaker at "Talk and Taste" session of the Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show (AAVWS), which kicks off today in...
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Georgian wines winning medals at ENOEXPO 2014 in Krakow
06.11.2014 (Hvino News). The results of 6th ENOEXPO 2014 Winemaking Competition in Krakow, Poland, have been announced. Among the winners are Georgian wines:Gold medal:winery/company’s name: MARANI...
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Georgia’s historic city of Telavi hosts wine festival
08.11.2014. The sweet smell of Georgian wine is wafting through the air today in Telavi, the heart of Georgia’s wine-making area Kakheti, as the city celebrates the traditional Georgian tipple.For the...
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Georgia wins 19 awards including gold in Hong Kong Wine & Spirit Competition
07.11.2014 (Hvino News) Georgia won 19 awards in the 2014's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition (HKIWSC), including two gold awards.Run in partnership with the...
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Georgian spirit producers want government to promote products
08.11.2014. Georgian companies producing spirits ask the state to pay more attention to them.According to Zaza Tabagari, a consultant for strategic planning of Gomi, the entry into the foreign...
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Profession of sommelier undervalued in Georgia
11.11.2014. Interview with Shalva Khetsuriani, president of the Georgian Sommelier Association:What is the Georgian Sommelier Association and what is its purpose?The Georgian Sommelier Association was...
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Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking awarded with five medals in Hong Kong
13.11.2014. On November 6-8 the company Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking (KTW) participated in the international wine and spirit exhibition "Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition". This...
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Georgia, the cradle of wine
16.11.2014. When someone talks about “old world wines,” they usually mean ones from the three wine-producing powerhouses of Europe: France, Italy and Spain. But whereas French wines can trace their...
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Georgia’s wine production statistical highlights
17.10.2014 (Hvino News). According to data released by Georgian government’s international monitoring center, 2013 was the best grape harvest in decades in Georgia. Georgia produced 12.6 percent more...
View ArticleHow to clean a qvevri (video)
by Alice Feiring18.11.2014. During my last trip to Georgia, the country was in the middle of harvest and Iago Bitarishvili (Iago's wine) had a big problem.He needed help cleaning qvevri.This is one of...
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KTW to open new winery in Keda, Adjara
19.11.2014. (Hvino News) Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking (KTW) is planning to open its new plant in Keda, Adjara region, on November 22.According to KTW's director Zurab Chkhaidze, the new winery will...
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Georgian Wine: Rebooting the Cradle of Wine [Part 1 of 2 On Georgian Wine]
21.11.2014. Passport…check. Power plug adapters…check. Load up iPod with new music…check. Pack clothes for as many different types of weather because I have absolutely no idea what to expect…check....
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Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking opened new plant
22.11.2014 (Hvino News). Today Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking (KTW) opened its new plant in Keda, Adjara region.Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili opened the plant and addressed the public...
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"The Japan Times": Get a taste of Georgian wine at Festivin
by Melinda Joe27.11.2014. In the four years since it started, Festivin has grown from an intimate gathering of natural wine enthusiasts to one of the most eagerly anticipated wine celebrations in...
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"The Japan Times": Get an early start when hunting for Georgian wines
by Melinda Joe28.11.2014. Waltz, a tiny standing bar that specializes in natural wines, is nearly impossible to find the first time you try looking for it. On a recent Saturday evening, the bar’s...
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Badagoni to begin exports to United States in 2015
28.11.2014 (Hvino News). According to Liza Bagrationi, PR officer at Badagoni, the company is in negotiations regarding wine exports to USA in large quantities."Unfortunately, Georgian wine is still...
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"Hvino": new look, new possibilities
30.11.2014 (Hvino News). Our regular readers have noted the recent change in the reader interface of Hvino News and its Russian version Hvino-Novosti: both wine news websites have now got background...
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Georgian chacha wins silver award in Chicago
02.12.2014 (Hvino News). On Nobember 26th Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) in Chicago awarded Silver Medal to Marani Chacha Saperavi. Chacha is Georgian type of grappa.BTI's resume for the winning...
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