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We Don't Need No (Orange Wine) Education
When will the wine press rewrite its stale narrative about macerated wines?
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Simon J Woolf
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Was there Georgian wine at Raw Berlin 2021?
A brief report on RAW Fair Berlin 2021, which went ahead despite the odds stacked against it. A small crisis with a missing shipment of Georgian wine…
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Simon J Woolf
Why natural wine matters in 2020 - My top five discoveries of the year
Why you should choose organic, biodynamic and natural wines, as a response to the terrible events of 2020 and the pandemic. With five favourite…
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Simon J Woolf
Georgia's new age of amber
Simon takes a look at the extraordinary expansion in traditional qvevri winemaking in Georgia. What does it mean for quality, and how do you know what's…
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Simon J Woolf
The fleeting joy of an Alaverdi Monastery Kisi
Simon reminisces about a special visit to Alaverdi Monastery, and how he finally proved just how well Alaverdi Monastery Kisi 2010 can age.
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Simon J Woolf
A tale of two Georgias: Nine Oaks Estate
Nine oaks is a newly created vineyard and winery in Kakheti Georgia. Despite not having any qvevris when they made their first vintage in 2016, the…
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Simon J Woolf
Really wild wines from Giorgi Natenadze
Some wines really are unique. Giorgi Natenadze's are made from wild vines growing in mountain forests, some up to 400 years old. They taste quite…
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Simon J Woolf
The real story behind Georgian wine
If you thought Georgia was all about small family producers and artisanal winemaking methods, think again.
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Simon J Woolf
Six Georgian wines to get you through Christmas
Hannah provides some recommendations to pair with challenging relatives and forced festivity.
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Hannah Fuellenkemper
A toast to the Georgian harvest
Hannah celebrates her colourful experience of picking grapes in Georgia
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Hannah Fuellenkemper
Into Ének Peterson's qvevri
Hannah Fuellenkemper's adventures in imereti, Georgia include some very unsavoury duties inside a qvevri.
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Hannah Fuellenkemper
Is Bina 37 Georgia's most bizarre winery?
Does it make sense to install 43 qvevris on the 8th floor of a Tbilisi apartment building? Zura Natroshvili thinks so.
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Simon J Woolf
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