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8 000 Years of Continuous
Wine Making Tradition Georgia is one of the most ancient countries in the world with an uninterrupted tradition of viticulture and winemaking. In fact, cultivated grape pips were discovered that indicate that Georgia has been making wine for some 8000 years, leading experts to believe that Georgia is the birthplace of wine. Georgia is probably the oldest wine country in the world. 525 indigenous grape varieties of Georgia. Nowadays, about 25 varieties are used in the industry |
About Me " I have spent much of the past decade traipsing through mountain forests in search of ancient vines growing the way nature intended — up trees. I have found some vines that are more than 100 years old and one that I reckon is more than 400 years old. I have uncovered 40 rare grape varieties in the forests in the south of the country, near the border with Turkey, but I have only been able to identify 24 of them so far. Each year I make a different wine from these ancient varieties at Natenadze’s Wine Cellar in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region" ... |
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