Conversations with growers, winemakers, and people working around wine.
Ekaterina “Eka” Bugadze, owner and hostKakheti · Georgia
We stayed for five nights, long enough for the place to stop being an arrival and become, briefly, the shape of our days.
The Abuladze family, winegrowersImereti · Georgia
A bottle bears Baia's name, but the winery speaks in several voices. On the day she could not be there, her parents told us how a household wine became a family project.
Aleksandra “Sasha” Novikova, owner of MIDI Wine Bar & ShopAdjara · Georgia
Before we reached Georgia, Sasha had already opened a route through Imereti for us. When we finally met in Batumi, she poured the country across a table without ever taking her attention from the bar around her.
Ramaz Nikoladze, winemakerImereti · Georgia
Everywhere we went afterwards, the name Ramaz Nikoladze produced the same reaction. The man we met was quieter than his reputation.
Ének Peterson, winemakerImereti · Georgia
After twenty-four hours without sleep, we reached Ének Peterson's house wanting a bed. By the second wine, we had forgotten about it.
Claudio Miguel Luis Lorenzo, viñadorTenerife · Spain
We arrived around four, after Teide, a doubtful bus driver and a steep descent from the road. More than ninety minutes of tasting followed.