Meet an unlikely ambassador of Georgian wine

We’ve got a super strong Georgian contingency at RAW WINE Paris, with 17 growers and makers from Georgia pouring their wines at the fair. Georgia is the oldest wine region in the world and home to many ancient grape varieties and winemaking methods, including the use of clay amphoras or qvevris to age wine and the use of skin contact. Check out the makers below and explore the fair via the link in our bio 🇬🇪 @akhmetawine @alexanders_wine @anapea_village @anbani.wine @andrias_wine @artanawines

We traveled to Batumi Georgia 🇬🇪 to experience this 8,000 year old wine making tradition. The Qvevri wine-making technique is a cherished Georgian tradition, predominantly in villages with unique grape varieties. Using a clay vessel, or Qvevri, wine is made, aged, and stored. Skills are passed down within families during community harvests. The wine-making involves pressing grapes and fermenting them in buried Qvevris for several months. This method is widespread among Georgians, with wine pla