Merano Wine Festival in Georgia 2023 MERANO WINE FESTIVAL was born as a story of passion for wine between friends. In 1992 the first Merano International Wine Festival (MIWF) took place in the halls of the Hotel Palace in Merano. Merano Wine Festival represents a staple Italian and international wine event. While born as a wine festival in Merano, its vocation is now international as it has expanded into a meeting point for wine professionals, businesses, and wine connoisseurs. The name of this wine festival is already evoking and brings the idea of meeting together to talk Wine. In June 2022, Merano Wine Festival crossed the b...

Sixty government and wine sector representatives from around the world participated in the three-day meeting of the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG) held in Santa Rosa, California, USA. The executive director of Georgian Wine Association, Tina Kezeli, was the moderator of the group, she spoke about Georgia and introduced the Georgian wine sector to the audience. FIVS meetings were also held in Santa Rosa, USA in November 2022, attended by representatives of the Georgian Wine Association . Georgia hosted the WWTG for the first time in 2014 and in 2023 will become the chairing country of the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG) for the second time....

Organized by the Georgian Wine Association and supported by the National Wine Agency, a Georgian Wine Evening was successfully held on November 22, 2021 in Istanbul. The event was organized by \"Gustobar\", the Turkish company with extensive experience in the field of wine , which has been actively involved in consulting in the field of wine production and export since its establishment. In add...

The Sixth International Qvevri Wine Symposium was held in Merano, Italy, for the first time within the framework of the Merano Wine Festival initiated and organized by the Georgian Wine Association and supported by the National Wine Agency. The event lasted for 3 days as part of the Merano International Wine Festival, which is one of the most unique exhibitions in the wine and culinary sector...

The 3rd International Qvevri Wine Competition will be held in Georgia, on June 21 and 22 2019, organized by the Georgian Wine Association, the National Wine Agency and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia. The main purpose of the competition is to introduce the best Qvevri Wine to the world, to encourage the production and consumption of Qvevri Wine, to increase awareness of Qvevri wines produced in different countries. The competition is open exclusively to Qvevri wine producers from all countries and wine regions in the world. Wine samples will be examined and evaluated by the team of natio...

The 3rd International Qvevri Wine Competition will be held in Georgia, on June 21 and 22 2019, organized by the Georgian Wine Association, the National Wine Agency and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia. The main purpose of the competition is to introduce the best Qvevri Wine to the world, to encourage the production and consumption of Qvevri Wine, to increase awareness of Qvevri wines produced in different countries. The competition is open exclusively to Qvevri wine producers from all countries and wine regions in the world. Wine samples will be examined and evaluated by the team of natio...

The Award Ceremony of the Saperavi International- competition was held at Radisson Collection Hotel Tsinandali Estate. The winners of the competition were awarded with gold, silver and bronze diplomas. The minister of environmental protection and agriculture of Georgia, Levan Davitashvili addressed the guests of the event. According to the minister, the goal of Saperavi International competition is to raise awareness of Saperavi as a leading grape variety and a variety of wines produces from it all over the world. The honored winemakers of Georgia were also awarded during the award ceremony by the Minister.   Merab Miqasavidze, Teimu...

The 1st “Saperavi International” was held in Georgia, on December 15 and 16, 2018, organized by the Georgian Wine Association, the National Wine Agency and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia. 200 samples of 87 wine companies were examined and evaluated by the group of national and international judges. The chair of the international jury for “Saperavi International” was Andrew Jefford, the award-winning wine writer, columnist and broadcaster. The jury: Irma Tchanturia, Patrick Honnef, George Dakishvili, Andrew Jefford, Levan Mekhuzla, Ketevan Jurkhadze, David Chichua, David ...