Winemaker Irakli Gilauri Speaks to BBC Newshour About a Georgian Wine Cellar Once Owned by Joseph Stalin
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Georgia Uncorks the Value of Stalin’s 40,000-Bottle Wine Collection
Lucy Papachristou, Reuters
May 29, 2026
Irakli Gilauri, the owner of Gilauri Wines who worked with Georgia’s agriculture ministry on the project, said the auction would help to “put Georgia on the collectors’ map.”
Georgia’s Gilauri Wines Reveals Saperavi’s Fine-Wine Potential
Layne Randolph, Forbes
February 20, 2026
“This wine is a game-changer for Georgian Saperavi, positioning it to compete, for the first time, with the world’s great collector-worthy red wines.”
— Lisa Perotti-Brown, MW