Delighted to see int. bestseller“The Eight life “by Georgian born German writer brilliant Nino Kharatishvili in Romanian “A opta viaţă” in Bucharest bookstores! 👏It’s amazing saga about turbulent lives & passions of six generations in a single Georgian family.Highly recommended!

If you are going to be at WINE PARIS, please come + discover my new Georgian project White from 10 grapes, 2 regions, 3 vintages, qvevri, oak + stainless steel And a red with 9 grapes, 5 regions, 5 vintages + co-fermentations of Saperavi + Rkatsateli, + Saperavi + Mtsvane grapes

This week marks the next transition in the #Brexit circus. Until now only excise goods were being verified at both EU and UK borders. This does make sense as alcohol and cigarettes are cash cows for the UK government. So what’s changing as of Thursday?

I'm rather chuffed, as my British colleagues would say. This is a great honor for something still very much in its infancy. The Old Vine Registry Project Wins Best Heritage Initiative vinography.com/2024/02/the-ol… via Alder Yarrow

Delighted and honoured to be talking about old vines with these inspirational wine folks!

The 2024 Our Old Vines Old-Vine Hero awards shortlist is up on IG ready for your vote! Our judges have selected a superb shortlist of 16 in categories of Viticulture, Winemaking, Commercial Impact, communication, & Research. instagram.com/p/C4YL_mCN6T1/…

I’m honoured to be shortlisted for the ⁦Our Old Vines⁩ Old Vine Heroes awards for commercial impact. Voting closes tomorrow and I’d really appreciate your vote. Thanks VINE HERO AWARDS 2024 - VOTING FORM docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Still tickets available for this top class Masters of Wine event at 67 Pall Mall on April 8th. Exploring Australia's old vine legacy with Sarah Abbott MW , Andrew Caillard MW and Angus Hughson. #oldvines #oldvineconference #mastersofwine mastersofwine.org/events/austral…

If you have any interest in Spanish wine then please read this personal analysis of what is really happening there and why it is all very exciting by Sarah Jane Evans MW

With #LWF24 opening it's doors next week, the final digital edition of the LWF Times for 2024 is now live! Read about the reputation of English wines by Richard Siddle, Sarah Abbott MW's LWF 2024 highlights, and #LWF24 updates including The Canihan Winery and The Japan Pavilion.

Today the Old Vine Registry announced the Heritage Vine Hunt Contest. Help us register 10k old vineyards by 2027, and win fabulous prizes along the way. Grand prize is a free trip to an Old Vine Conference field trip somewhere in the world. oldvineregistry.org/contest

Georgia’s goalkeeper Mamardashvili was tested for doping after the match (no joke). We have the results: it’s churchkhela.

Why Georgia > Spain The only thread you need on the day of this epic Iberian derby #ESPGEO 1/265

Watch Iberia vs Iberia in Iberia

First Georgia goal of the day

Petition to rename Rustaveli Avenue Mamardashvili Avenue because nothing gets past

FOOTBALL, BOW TO YOUR NEW OVERLORDS

Visited the Leeds City Museum to see the late antique Capitoline wolf mosaic.

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