New Wine Festival: young qvevri wines in Mtatsminda Park
- Tbilisi, Georgia
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Each May, usually on the second Saturday, Georgian winemakers pour their young wines in Mtatsminda Park and open their qvevri clay vessels at a ceremony. Entry is free. Branded glasses are sold near the funicular building and at the main square fountain, or bring your own. Go early, before the afternoon crowd, and bring small lari for the food stalls and for bottles bought straight from producers. Confirm the date in that year's announcement.
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New Wine Festival: young qvevri wines in Mtatsminda ParkMtatsminda Park, above central Tbilisi
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