NEW WINE FESTIVAL TBILISI 2014
On May 24, the Georgian Wine Club hosted the annual New Wine Festival held at the Giorgi Chitaia Open Air Museum of Ethnography (Georgian: გიორგი ჩიტაიას სახელობის ეთნოგრაფიული მუზეუმი ღია ცის ქვეშ) in Tbilisi.
The festival featured a wide range of wines from large companies and wine cellars as well as family wines from different wine-producing regions of Georgia.
Wine at the New Wine Festival in Tbilisi
Wine at the New Wine Festival in Tbilisi
New Wine Festivals are held in most of the world’s famous wine-producing countries.
A wine exhibitor at the New Wine Festival in Tbilisi
Grape varieties represented at the festival included: Rkatsiteli, Saperavi, Mtsvane Kakhuri, Tsitska, Tsolikouri, Chinuri, Shavkapito, Tavkveri, Krahuna, Aleksandrouli, Chkhaveri, Usakhelouri, Khikhvi, Kisi, Aladasturi, Otshanuri Sapere, Dzelshavi, Mudzhuretuli, Ojaleshi, Kundza, Grdzelmtevana, Chumuta, and Chitiskhvertsha.
Wine display at the New Wine Festival in Tbilisi
In addition to tasting Georgian wines, visitors could watch a demonstration of traditional pottery.
Pottery at the New Wine Festival
No Georgian festival would be complete without a barbecue!
Enjoying the wine at the New Wine Festival
Local musicians from Jazz Quartet IrReSoNic and Folk Ensemble Akhlukhlebi entertained the crowds.
The festival is now in its fifth year.
We recommend the New Wine Festival!
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