Tasting of Georgian Wine Was Organized in Amsterdam
Georgian wine tasting wad held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, which was attended by local sommeliers, journalists and wine writers.
According to the Head of Marketing and PR department of National Wine Agency, Irakli Cholobargia, thr Dutch market has a great perspective for Georgian wine export on the bases of international tendency and statistics of wine consumption.
"Sommeliers from Western Europe have a general interest in our wines but they need to explore our country , wines and our cousin to confidently recommend Georgian wines to their consumers. As a result of this tasting, Dutch Guild of Sommeliers selected their best sommeliers to visit Georgia in September. We are happy to cooperate with the Dutch Guild of Sommeliers which has a serious interest in our wines",- stated Irakli Cholobargia.
He also mentioned, that due to this interest, in 2017 contract was signed with wine importer company "Saperavi Wine Agency", which imports Georgian wine and implements various activities to increase the awareness of Georgian wine in the Netherlands.
12 wines of the following Georgian companies were represented at the tasting in Amsterdam: "Gotsa Wines", "Telavi Wine Cellar", "Schuchmann Wines Georgia", "Bagrationi", "Koncho & Co" and "Tbilvino". The sommeliers descussed how to pair various types of Georgian wines with food . The winning wine-food pairing was a dish of wild goose wit
h Satrapezo Saperavi Qvevri 2014 by Telavi Wine Cellar.