A Winery Grows in Georgia
As previously reported on this blog, the ancient Georgian tradition of making wine in clay jars (known as kvevri) has not only been making a comeback in its birthplace but has started to gain a strong...
View ArticleChacha, Georgia's National Hard Liquor, to Flow from a Fountain
Culinary connoisseurs around the world, have we got news for you. A brandy-like drink will soon cascade from a fountain in the city of Batumi, Georgia's up-and-coming party town on the Black Sea...
View ArticleIn Georgia, Hillary Treated to a Wine Offensive
Perhaps aware of Hillary Clinton's fondness for cutting loose with a bottle of brew in hand, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili hosted the visiting American Secretary of State at a wine-filled...
View ArticleIt's Official: Georgia is the "Cradle of Wine"
The title of being the birthplace of wine is a contested one, with Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and even Azerbaijan all vying for it. But now Georgia can at least claim that it is officially the "cradle of...
View ArticlePutting Georgian Wine on the Map
The indispensable Hvino News website has just released a superb resource for anyone who wants to learn more about the rapidly improving Georgian wine scene, a detailed "appellations" map for Georgia's...
View ArticleDigging Deeper into the Evolution of the Supra, Georgia's Traditional Feast
EurasiaNet's photoessay from the other day about how the supra -- the traditional eating and drinking feast that is a bedrock of social life in Georgia -- is evolving and modernizing is highly...
View ArticleThe Latest in Georgian Booze News
As recently noted on Eurasianet, Georgian wines are slowly returning to the Russian market, after a seven-year ban. What this all means for the Georgian wine industry is still unclear and is one of the...
View ArticleGeorgia: Lifting of Russian Wine Embargo to Have Limited Economic Impact?
While the recent lifting of the Russian embargo on Georgian wine was a cause for celebration -- both for Russian consumers, who had to go without their favorite bottles of Saperavi for some seven...
View ArticleA Modern Makeover for Georgian Chacha
After centuries of being looked down on as wine’s poor moonshine cousin, Georgian chacha is finally getting the chance to unveil its smoother, more urbane self.Created by distilling the waste left over...
View ArticleGeorgia's "Underground" Wine Tradition Gets UNESCO Protection
What does kvevri, the Georgian method of making wine inside large clay vessels buried in the ground, have in common with the traditional Chinese use of the abacus and an Indian style of singing and...
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