Georgian Wine - National Wine Agency

Competition

The International Qvevri Wine Competition has been held for the fourth time. The aim of the competition is to present the best Qvevri wines, to promote the production and sale of Qvevri wines.
Giorgi Dakishvili, Honored Georgian Winemaker, was the chairman of the jury of the competition.
The winning wines will be sent to online tastings in various European countries, which is especially important under the circumstances of the difficulties in the wine industry caused by the pandemic. 
The competition was organized by the Association Georgian Wine and supported by the National Wine Agency.
"This year, 460 wine samples were presented at the competition, which is 3 times more than the number of wines at the first competition. This indicates the great interest of the winemakers in the competition. The jury consisted of Georgian wine experts of international rank. They agree that the quality of Qvevri wine is improving every year. It is complimentary that Qvevri wines presented at the competition were from almost all regions of Georgia, "- said the Chief of the National Wine Agency, a member of the competition jury, Levan Mekhuzla.
The winning wines will be named by the end of July.
"The interest towards the competition is very high, especially from small cellars. Many of them presented their first products at the competition. This is a very good motivation for them for further development. The competition gives us the opportunity to assess the situation we have today regarding the quality of wine produced in Qvevri, "- said the Executive Director of the Association" Georgian Wine ", Tina Kezeli.

Qvevri wine competition was held in Tsinandali, on the territory of Alexander Chavchavadze House-Museum complex. Tsinandali Park is home to one of the first cellars in Georgia, built in 1835, where Georgian wine was bottled for the first time.