WHEN
October (TBC)
WHERE
It started in Tblisi, but new rules dictate that
the winner can hold the event in their region
HOW
They generally take place in Georgia’s capital,
Tblisi. However, check the cheese festival
location for 2018 (TBC)
DOS AND DON’TS- Do pair the cheese with Georgian wine!
- Don’t drink and drive
EXPERIENCE
CHEESE (AND WINE)
FESTIVALSCheese and wine lovers – assemble!
Every year, Georgia hosts their
Cheese Festival, which is organised
by the Georgian agricultural
ministry. In 2015, the festival went
international, drawing in outside
cheesemakers from neighbouring
Azerbaijan and Armenia. Visitors
can sample hundreds of varieties
of cheese: hard dambal-khacho,
spicy guda cultivated in a sheepskin
bag, tenili, and cheeses soaked in
a variety of flavourants and spices.
Cheesemakers showcase their
ancient tools and methods used in the
traditional modes of cheesemaking.
Visitors also have the opportunity to
sample Georgian wine and honey.
If you have the time, try and
coordinate your trip to coincide
with the Georgian Wine Festival,
which also takes place in October
in Tblisi. Georgia is home to one of
the oldest wine regions in the world!
The atmosphere is electric, with
performances of Georgian music,
national folk dances and a circulating
troupe of mime artists.
The wine helps the mood, too.
FESTIVAL MUST-SEE:
CHEESE (AND WINE) FESTIVALS
Georgia
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