Georgian Wine - National Wine Agency

For three days, visitors to the exhibition had the opportunity to get acquainted with alcoholic beverages of 200 companies from different countries, as well as information on technologies, machinery, accessories and services in the wine industry. Wine export forum - Winexpo Forum was held within the framework of the exhibition. At the forum, meetings were held with wine importers, discussion of the markets of different countries was organized.
With the support of the National Wine Agency, about 40 small, medium and family wineries participated in the exhibition.
Traditionally, within the framework of the exhibition, the Georgian International Wine Award was held. The jury included 11 well-known wine masters and sommeliers from 5 countries, who evaluated about 250 wines. The winning wines were identified in 8 categories, to which gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded.
The jury of the competition was chaired by the famous Master of Wine from Great Britain Tim Atkin - winner of many awards, wine writer, author of Harper's, Decanter and many other publications.
The chairman of the National Wine Agency, Levan Mekhuzla, was a member of the jury.
"Participation in competitions of this scale is very important for the promotion of Georgian wine. The number of participants and winners in this year's competition is impressive, which proves that the industry is developing more and more in the country, new wine companies are being created, modern production technologies are being introduced and the quality of Georgian wine is increasing. It should be emphasized that the members of the jury of the competition are world-renowned wine experts and specialists, whose opinion and evaluation are important for the positioning of Georgian wine on the international market - said Levan Mekhuzla.
Within the framework of the exhibition, the awarding ceremony of the Wine Travel Awards competition was also held. About 300 companies from 30 countries of the world participated in the prestigious international wine tourism competition Wine Travel Awards. The companies represented from Georgia: "Winery Shumi", "Chateu Mukhrani", "Askaneli", "Winexpo Georgia"; Also, wine bloggers - Sofia Nikabadze and Daria Kholodilina won in various nominations by online voting. Aming these, "Winery Shumi" won 7 nominations by voting, and also received 3 highest awards from the competition jury - trophy: Art & History Object, Must Visit, Progressive Approach.
The supporters of WinExpo Georgia 2023 organized by "ExpoGeorgia" are the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and the National Wine Agency. The international exhibition of wine and alcoholic beverages WINEXPO is one of the largest winemaking events in the Caucasus region, which combines various activities important for the field. The exhibition was opened on June 2 by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Otar Shamugia, the Director of the Exhibition Center "ExpoGeorgia", Resan Kikava, and the Chairman of the Jury of the Georgian International Wine Award, Master of Wine, Tim Atkin.