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Wine and the Georgian traditions on the feast of the Transfiguration
by Simon Appleby19.08.2013. Today is the Feast of Transfiguration; while it falls during the Dormition fast, dietary restrictions are relaxed today.Prior to the conversion of Georgia to Christianity in...
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Georgian with a smile
Photo: The Moscow Newsby Kristen Blyth21.08.2013. Saperavi Cafe, which advertises a “modern take” on traditional Georgian fare, gained acclaim at its first location near Belorusskaya [in Moscow - HN]....
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Saakashvili to promote wine industry after end of term
22.08.2013. President Mikheil Saakashvili plans to open an education center for viticulture, wine-making and vine care in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region, where he owns a house and vineyards.Speaking...
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2.5 million liters of Georgian wine imported to Russia - official
23.08.2013 (Hvino News). Around 2.5 million liters of wine have been delivered by Georgia's enterprises to the Russian market since Russia lifted its ban on Georgian wine imports, Gennady Onishchenko,...
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Vessels for winemaking
Qvevri used at Castle Hill Cider in Keswick, Virginia26.08.2013. Take a tour of most wineries in the United States and you will notice most have stainless steel tanks and oak barrels. Some will ferment...
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Wine producers disagree on government subsidies
27.08.2013 (Hvino News). The Coordination Headquarters of "Vintage 2013" [Rtveli 2013] has been opened recently. The state will pay 0.40 GEL per 1 kilogram of Rkatsiteli and Kakhuri Mtsvane grape,...
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50 million GEL to be offered to winemakers in the framework of agricultural...
30.08.2013 (Hvino News) A total of 50 million GEL will be offered in the framework of the framework of so-called "Fifth Component". Upon the initiative of Minister of Agriculture, the Fifth Component...
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30.08.2013 (Hvino News) Georgian radio “Commersant'' reported that 18 wine companies want to benefit from "One Billion Agriculture Fund". One Billion Agriculture Fund was launched in March, and by...
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President Saakashvili: Russian market is a "trap" for Georgian wine
01.09.2013 (Hvino News). President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili considers opening Russian market to Georgian wine as a huge threat. As Saakashvili said at the wine festival in Ambrolauri on Saturday,...
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Russia to send third group of inspectors to Georgia
03.09.2013 (Hvino News). Experts of Rospotrebnadzor (Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare) are ready to visit Georgian enterprises willing to export...
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Borjomi mineral water registered in the United States
06.09.2013 (Hvino News) Georgia has completed registration procedures of the appellation of origin of Georgian mineral water Borjomi in the United States. In accordance with the US law, Borjomi was...
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Russians to invest in Georgian wine industry
08.09.2013 (Hvino News) Russian investors are mulling a possibility to build wine enterprises in Georgia, Russian news agency Interfax reported on Saturday citing Georgy Seturidze, head of Center for...
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Official: Georgia's wine export statistics for August 2013
10.09.2013 (Hvino News). According to the Georgian Wine Agency total of 4,231,375 liters of wine (0.75-liter bottled) was exported to 36 countries in July, 2013. The overall export as of August amounts...
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Georgia-Russia: Third team of Russian experts to arrive, worries over Lugar...
11.09.2013 (Hvino News) Third team of Russian experts from Russian consumer protection agency Rospotrebnadzor are coming to Georgia on September 16 to check the quality of wine and mineral water.The...
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Our first day in Tbilisi, Georgia
12.09.2013. On Monday, we arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia at 4am. A driver met us at the airport and transported us to the Radisson Hotel. Quickly falling asleep we awoke for breakfast at 9am. Our first...
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Government introduces new subsidy program for winegrowers. Interview with...
Photo: Georgia Today13.09.2013. As the vintage begins in Georgia’s wine-rich Kakheti region, the Minister of Agriculture, Shalva Pipia, promises that this year the government will no longer be a major...
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In the framework of EuroBasket Georgian wine expo opens in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Photo: worldsport.ge15.09.2013 (Hvino News) Yesterday Georgian wine expo started at the bank of river Ljubljanica in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Aleksandre Chkuaseli, acting ambassador of Georgia in Slovenia,...
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Days 2-4 in Georgia, the Birthplace of Wine (continued)
16.09.2013 [continued from here]Our Second DayOur second day in Georgia was as great as our first day. Our driver and our guide, Tamta, from the Georgia National Wine Agency took us to the outskirts of...
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Minister: "This year's vintage will be organized through a completely new...
17.09.2013 (Hvino News) According to Agriculture Minister, Shalva Pipia, the Georgian wine export has increased by 43%. The Minister was talking about this at the press conference in the framework of...
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Russian sanitary experts to check Georgian wine-makers again
17.09.2013 (Hvino News). According to head Levan Davitashvili, head of Georgian National Wine Agency, the Russian sanitary experts yesterday started their week-long visit to check about 30 Georgia's...
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