Georgia is a country located at the intersection of eastern Europe and western Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region, bounded to the west by the black sea, to the north and east by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. It covers 69,700 square kilometers (26,911 sq. mi) and has a population of around 4 million.
More than 8,000 years of wine-making history have made Georgia the king of world wine. According to paleontologists, the first people in the world to drink wine were Georgians!
The great variety of grapes in different parts of Georgia has created different flavors of wine that are unique in the world. You will not taste these flavors anywhere else in the world.
Wine is the most important part of Georgian culture and the most important part of their lives. They consider wine sacred and do their best to make you drink the best wine!
Wine is traditionally produced in Georgia, and modern equipment serves only the traditional secrets of winemaking. In Georgia, only grapes are king, not other chemicals!
The archaeological findings at the site called Shulaveri Gora witness the fact that already 8000 years ago, in 6 millennium BC, the locals Knew how to cultivate Grapes and turn them into a magical drink that makes One merrier.
Just imagine, the humans of Neolithic period that lived At the modern territory of Georgia, already had specific Tools for working at the Wheat fields and vineyards, and special vessels for Drinking wine!
Wine vessels of every shape, size, and design have been a crucial part of pottery in Georgia for millennia. Ancient artifacts attest to the high skill of local craftsmen. Among vessels, the most ubiquitous and unique to Georgian wine-making culture are probably the Kvevris, very large earthenware vessels with an inside coat of beeswax. Not only kvevris were used to ferment grape juice and to store up the wine, but also Chapi and Satskhao; others yet were used for drinking, such as Khelada, Doki, sura, Chinchila, Deda-Khelada, Dzhami, and Marani.