Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili has announced a new, annual wine festival across the country, set to run between October 9-15 and inviting the public to taste varieties of Georgian wine and attend a number of entertaining events, the government administration said on Monday.

The festival - Wine Days in Georgia - will allow the public to introduce themselves to the 8000-year-old continuous tradition [of winemaking in Georgia], visit wine cellars, take part in entertainment events, enjoy Georgian cuisine, music, dancing and singing”, said the government press office. 

The public will have a chance to taste varieties of Georgian wine. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge. 

The festival will kick off from the Georgian city of Telavi, in the eastern winemaking Kakheti region, and cover “all Georgian regions and main cities”. 

See the full programme of the festival here:

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