Tsinandali Palace built in the 19th century was once the home of the Chavchavadze family, one of Georgia's most fascinating families. Today Tsinandali Palace is a museum, with a long history of producing wine. After a Tsinandali Palace wine tasting we were treated to a traditional Georgian dinner at the palace. This was our last #EWBC wine activity in Georgia. While in Georgia we experienced the rich tradition of the Georgian feast, or supra a number of times. It was during our Georgian wine blogging travels we discovered that Georgians truly know how to celebrate with wine and food. So it was fitting on our last evening in Georgia, it was supra time at Tsinandali Palace.
Traditional Dinner at Tsinandali Palace
We began our wine adventure in Tbilisi and concluded with a traditional dinner at Tsinandali Palace. It was however, no ordinary dinner. It was after all a Georgian supra.
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The goodbye feast at Tsinandali Palace © Spaswinefood
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The traditional dinner we had at Tsinandali Palace is what I would describe as a "goodbye feast". Again there was wine, food and entertainment. Here are a few photos that highlight some of the food and wine we enjoyed that evening.
A Georgian supra is a celebration of wine and food that shared with old and new friends.
I also noticed the banquet room at Tsinandali Palace displayed the significance of wine in Georgian society. There were a number of tiled art works throughout the room. All the works had wine related themes.
No Georgian feast is complete without traditional polyphonic singing and toasting during dinner.
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| Dining at Tsinandali Palace © Spaswinefood |
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| Dining at Tsinandali Palace © Spaswinefood |
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| Dining at Tsinandali Palace © Spaswinefood |
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| Celebrating wine and food at Tsinandali Palace © Spaswinefood |
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| Wine with dinner, Tsinandali Palace © Spaswinefood |
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| Banquet room at Tsinandali Palace © Spaswinefood |
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| Toasting at Tsinandali Palace © Spaswinefood |
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| A Tsinandali Palace Supra © Spaswinefood |
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| Wine bloggers attending a Supra at Tsinandali Palace © Spaswinefood |
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| Feasting at Tsinandali Palace © Spaswinefood |
This #EWBC post-conference trip to Georgia was sponsored by the Georgian Wine Association. While we were in Georgia Spaswinefood experienced Georgian hospitality at its best. Our wine adventure in Georgia was equally a fabulous opportunity for me to discover some of Georgia's wine regions. The traditional dinner at Tsinandali Palace was typical of the awesome hospitality that we experienced while in Georgia. I left Georgia knowing something about its qvevri wines and knowing I would hear more, such as Alice Feiring's article about a Paris wine tasting of Georgian wines. I have written about our other Georgian supra and wine experiences at Spaswinefood.
Sharon
November 2012
Tsinandali Palace, Georgia
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