WINE FESTIVAL IN RACHA

Posted by georgianrecipes on 2013/09/03 · 1 Comment 

A wine festival was held in Racha at the end of August. Organized by the regional government of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region (Georgian: რაჭა-ლეჩხუმი და ქვემო სვანეთი) it aimed to promote agricultural products and improve links between local farmers and markets.

Wine Festival in Racha – 31 August 2013

Visitors were able to taste the wines, enjoy great food, traditional folk songs, dancing and displays of wrestling.

Food at the Wine Festival in Racha – 31 August 2013

Traditional Folk Singing at the Wine Festival in Racha – 31 August 2013

Wrestling at the Wine Festival in Racha – 31 August 2013

Wrestling at the Wine Festival in Racha – 31 August 2013

Dancing at the Wine Festival in Racha – 31 August 2013

Traditional Song at the Wine Festival in Racha – 31 August 2013

Participants at the Wine Festival in Racha – 31 August 2013

In addition to wine-makers from Ambrolauri and Tsageri districts, a number of cheese-makers and bee-keepers from Ambrolauri and Oni displayed their products.

Local Cheese at the Wine Festival in Racha – 31 August 2013

The festival was attended by the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili.

The President of Georgia at the Wine Festival in Racha – 31 August 2013

Young Participants at the Wine Festival in Racha – 31 August 2013

Photos courtesy of the President’s Administration.

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One Response to “WINE FESTIVAL IN RACHA”
  1. apuginthekitchen says:
    2013/09/04 at 12:06 am

    What a wonderful festival!!

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  • FKHALI WITH BEETROOT LEAVES AND NUTS

  • GURIAN CHEESE AND EGG FILLED PASTRY

  • LOBIO WITH MINT AND EGGS

  • MEGRELIAN AJIKA

  • TOLMA SPICY SOUR CREAM AND TOMATO SAUCE

  • GREEN AJIKA

  • CHAKHRAGINA -OSSETIAN KHACHAPURI

  • TOLMA (DOLMA) – STUFFED VINE LEAVES

  • CHICKEN LIVER WITH RED WINE AND SVANETIAN SALT

  • MOKHRAKULI KHACHAPURI

  • KABABI WITH POMEGRANATE JUICE

  • GEORGIAN LOBIO WITH NUTS

  • MEGRULI KHACHAPURI

  • GREEN BEANS WITH NUTS

  • DARK GRAPE PELAMUSHI WITH CORN FLOUR

  • EGGPLANT “CAVIAR” WITH POMEGRANATE

  • MARINATED GREEN TOMATOES

  • KETSULA - CHICKEN WITH SOUR CREAM AND SPICES

  • BADAGI

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  • PELAMUSHI – TATARA

  • KHACHAPURI WITH POTATO FILLING

  • FRIED BEETROOT WITH TOMATOES AND SPICES

  • SHKMERULI – CHICKEN COOKED IN MILK AND GARLIC

  • EKALA FKHALI

  • MUSHROOM CHASHUSHULI WITH POTATOES

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  • CHAKAPULI RECIPE

  • FRIED KHINKALI

  • SVANETIAN KHACHAPURI WITH GREEN ONIONS

  • FRIED GREEN TOMATOES WITH ONION AND CARROT

  • KUBDARI - SVANETIAN MEAT PASTRY

  • WILD OYSTER MUSHROOM PASTRY

  • AJIKA WITH TOMATOES

  • EGGPLANT WITH WALNUTS AND HERBS

  • LOBIO WITH FRIED HAM

  • BEETROOT FKHALI WITH WALNUTS

  • EGGPLANT WITH PEPPERS AND SVANETIAN SALT

  • PORK CHASHUSHULI WITH MUSHROOMS AND MEGRELIAN AJIKA

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  • ELARJI – CORNMEAL WITH SULGUNI CHEESE

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  • OJAKHURI – FAMILY MEAL

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