Back to the vinous future

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Amanda Barnes

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Getting to grips with Georgian wine

Posted on November 27, 2022December 2, 2022 by Michèle Shah

Michèle Shah climbs the Caucuses, then rocks the cradle of wine, counts the Qvevri and comes back with the oldest winemaking place of all very much on her mind. Georgia is often called an emerging wine region, but it’s only emerging in our consciousness. It is, in fact, ‘the cradle of wine’, with the oldest viticultural tradition in the world. It’s not surprising that some of the world’s oldest a...

Georgia on my laptop

Posted on December 13, 2020December 16, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Amanda Barnes takes off on a virtual tour of Georgia and its wines, made from an impressive inventory of indigenous grape varieties. I have a friend who always sees the bright side of life. It sounds rather trite to describe someone this way, but I don’t know anyone quite as capable as finding the silver lining as her. During lockdown (Lockdown 1, in April), instead of getting rather depressed ...

Georgia comes to Plumpton college via Italy

Posted on March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 by Amanda Barnes

Lifting the lid on the complexities of qvevri wine

Posted on August 19, 2017April 25, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Tatiana Mann puts forward a new way categorisation system for this heterogeneous Hurrian sensation. We may ask ourselves if there are any new challenges left for the wine connoisseur. The answer is most likely yes, especially if you are in Georgia with its fine gastronomic tradition, where it's seriously difficult to find the right wines to match the great tapas-style dishes on the table, which a...