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Are American Wine Enthusiasts Ready for Georgian Qvevri White Wines?

February 13, 2015 – 7:00 am

Are American wine enthusiasts ready for qvevri made wines from the country Georgia? Perhaps on Valentine Day they may embrace the qvevri white wines. Qvevri winemaking is an ancient winemaking process where grapes are fermented and aged in earthen vessels called qvevris. These qvevris are buried underground and can last for centuries if taken care […]

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Georgia Wine Tasting: a Warm Break for the Snow Weary

February 11, 2015 – 8:32 am

For the snow weary residents of Boston and its suburbs, this weekend provides opportunities to escape the frigid temperatures and piles of snow. On February 14th and 15th the Boston Wine Expo takes place at the Seaport World Trade Center. Wine producers and distributors from around the world will offer 2,000 wines for tasting. A […]

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A Crib Sheet for Georgian Grapes and Appellations

February 5, 2015 – 12:36 pm

If you are attending the Boston Wine Expo on February 14th or 15th, you will find the most unique wines produced by wineries from the country Georgia. Although there are plantings of international grapes in the country, they are in a minority. For members of the trade, media and consumers that take notes, writing the […]

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Georgian Producers to Showcase their Wines at The Boston Wine Expo

February 4, 2015 – 7:17 am

One of the largest wine expositions in the United States is the annual Boston Wine Expo. On February 14th and 15th, wine trade and consumers will have the opportunity to taste wines from over 200 producers from around the world. Ten producers from the country Georgia will showcase wines produced using modern wine making protocols […]

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Wine Trail Traveler 2014 Year in Review

December 30, 2014 – 7:13 am

Wine Trail Traveler’s 2014 was a very busy year, even though we visited fewer wineries than other years. Our winter was spent preparing for the March publication of our third book, Georgia, Sakartvelo: the Birthplace of Wine. The book was published in March, just in time for us to take copies to Georgia for the […]

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The Birthplace of Wine Presentation at a Maryland Senior Center

November 4, 2014 – 6:28 am

On Friday, November 7, a presentation on the birthplace of wine will be held at a Maryland senior center. Discover the country Georgia which has been making wine continuously since 8,000 BC. Find out how a qvevri wine is made in Georgia.

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Steps of Preparing Our Qvevri for Winemaking

September 29, 2014 – 4:38 pm

Despite our busy schedule in support of wineries and vineyards, we have continued working on the small qvevri we brought home from the country of Georgia after our spring visit to Tbilisi for the International Wine Tourism Conference.

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Searching for a Bit of Sakartvelo in America: Kargi GoGo

September 25, 2014 – 9:22 am

  Kargi GoGo is a food cart in the popular Washington St. food court in Portland Oregon. Owners Sean Fredericks and McKinze Cook spent two years in the country Georgia in the Peace Corps, immersed in the food culture. We decided to have a Georgian meal for dinner and ordered khinkali, khachapuri and badrijani. My […]

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The Oxford Wine Festival – August 23-24

August 8, 2014 – 3:47 pm

The Oxford Wine Festival takes place August 23 to August 24. This special wine festival takes place in areas of the Oxford Union that include the courtyard, debating chamber and historic rooms.
The plans for the Oxford Wine Festival have the festival divided into different zones. Four of the zones include The English Wine Tasting Room, Emerging Regions, Old World Wines and New World Wines.

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Georgian Independence Day and Memorial Day: May 26

May 26, 2014 – 8:04 am

As we celebrate Memorial Day here in the United States, I am also thinking of the country Georgia that each year celebrates Independence Day on May 26.

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