By Ophelia Hirst on 23/09/2022
‘The oldest and the youngest winemaking nation in the world’ Georgia, the exotic and little-known country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, holds one of the stronger claims for being the birthplace for wine and winemaking. Evidence of both crushed grapes and winemaking vessels, the famous Qvevri, have been found dating back to around 6000 BC.
By Ophelia Hirst on 23/09/2022
The Caucasus Mountains as viewed from the Tsinandali Estate Our next stop was then the main winemaking region of Kakheti, about 2 hours northeast of the capital. This was proper winemaking country; endless wineries and vines and, as it was harvest, lorryloads of grapes being driven around.
By Ophelia Hirst on 23/09/2022
Mildiani The next day somehow managed to surpass the already heady memories of the previous. A morning visit to Mildiani was a great example of a massive producer (circa 3 million bottles) getting it right.