#GEORGIANWINE: New Wine Festival 2017 Welcomes Participants - May 13; Tbilisi, Georgia (en.vinoge.com)

(en.vinoge.com) Wine Club Georgia proudly hosts its eighth New Wine Festival, held with the goals of promoting Georgian wine internationally, increasing wine awareness in Georgia and helping improve the overall consumption culture.

Venue:

The New Wine Festival will be pleased to open its doors for visitors on Saturday, May 13 in the open space of Mtatsminda Park. Small/family-owned, medium and large wineries from various parts of Georgia will be happy to present their wines of 2016 harvest from 11 AM to 6 PM. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the ambience of the wine gala and taste some of the nation’s best wines. Attendance for visitors is free of charge.

Participants:

This year’s New Wine Festival gathers 113 wine companies, including large, medium and small wineries, associations, government agencies, wine bars and small business owners.

The 2017 New Wine Festival participants are as follows:

Agricultural University

Akhmeta Wine House

Alapiani's Marani

Alexander Distillery

Amiran Vefkhvadze Wine Cellar

Ancestral Wine Cellar

Archil Guniava Wine Cellar

Askaneli Brothers

Atenuri

Babaneuris Marani

Bina N37

Brothers Winery

Bruale

Chateau Khashmi

Cellar in old district

Charitable Union Temi

Corporation Kindzmarauli

Cradle of Wine

Dasabami

Doremi

Enek Peterson

Ethno

Eristavi

Gaioz Sopromadze Wine Cellar

Georgian Wines

Georgian Wine Heritage

Ghvardzelashvili’s Marani

Gotsa Wines

Goderdzishvili Cellar

Giuaani

GUDA WINERY

G.WINE

Iberieli

Imeretian Wine Company

Jakeli Organic Vineyard and Wines

Kakhaber Berishvili Wine Cellar (Artanuli Wine)

Kakhelebi

Kakhuri

Kakhetian Traditional Winemaking

Katchiuri Vineyards

Kidev erti

Kindzmarauli Marani

Kortavebis marani

Kvareli Eden

Kvevri Amoris

Kvibari (Burjanadze-Shanidze’s winery)

Lagazi

Lekso’s Marani

LEPL Scientific-Research Center of Agriculture

Loladze Family Winery

Lukasi

Makaridze Wine cellar

Managadze Wine Company

Marani Sanavardo

Matiashvili’s Cellar

Naotari

Naotrebi

Natural Wine Association

Nikalas Marani

Nika Vacheishvili’s Marani

Niki Antadze

NIKA WINERY

Nikoladze Wine Cellar

Nodar Baghashvili Wine Cellar

ODA Family Winery

Okroswine

Okureshi Wine Cellar

Our Wine

Pheasant’s Tears

Papari Valley

Royal Khvanchkara

Shalvino

SATSNAKHELI

Simon Chkheidze Cellar

Shumi

Tanini

Tbilvino

Tela

Teliani Valley

The Spirit of Georgia

Tifliski Vini Pogreb

Tibaani

Togonidze Wine

Tsikhelishvili Wine Cellar

VAKHTANG BERUASHVILI FAMILY MARANI „ VAKHTANGURI“

Vartsikhe Marani

Vaziani Company

Vino martville

Winery “Misho papa”

Winery Khareba

Wine Thieves

Your Wine

Zekari

Other participating companies:

Tabla Nova

Color pack

Enogrup

Glassgo Georgia

Culinarium Khasheria

Amber Bar

Wine Land

Georgian Wine Club

Tiki

Keiko&Maika

Zanduri

Exhibition of traditional and modern handicrafts at the Festival:

Georgian Blue Tablecloth by Nikoloz Nutsubidze

Traditional Fashion House

Fotia

Nukriani Workshops

Woodson

Nenem Accessories

Lorina Art

IrenDesign Handmade

Gogoladze's clay and wood artworks

Agenda/Special Features:

The New Wine Festival 2017 will traditionally commence with the Qvevri opening ceremony. The Rezo Kiknadze jazz band, the Nali band, the Didgori folklore company along with Khoni People’s Orchestra will perform their selected musical pieces.

Added to the overall excitement, the Wine Club will offer 8 10-liter barrels full of the best Saperavi wine for lottery winners. Visitors will be invited to buy wine-tasting glasses, in return for which they will receive the lottery tickets. These will be collected in the Qvevri designated for the lottery. The winners will be randomly revealed by taking the tickets out of the Qvevri at 1, 2 and 3 PM. Elibo, the prize from the Wine Club, will be solemnly delivered to the wine companies.

The Giffer stands will be available for the visitors to take motion photos and share them instantly from the festival location.

The exhibition of the traditional and modern handicrafts will be interactive, with visitors being able to create things from clay with their own hands.

Partners:

The supporters of the New Wine Festival 2017 are the National Wine Agency, the Tbilisi City Hall and the National Tourism Administration. Its media partners include radio stations: Utsnobi, JAKO FM, Marani (vinoge.com) and Wine Information Center. The event appreciates the partnership with the Mtatsminda Park and the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Special thanks to Caucasus Journey and Giffer.

© Wine Club Georgia, National Wine Agency, Wine Information Center, 2017