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Returning Home from Visiting Georgia (Sakartvelo)

September 25, 2013 – 11:26 am

After three flights from Tbilisi, Georgia to Rome, Italy and then to New York City, we arrived home. Leaving our hotel at 2:30 am, we arrived home at 9:30 pm. Our visit to Georgia (Sakartvelo) has been very successful due to Georgia’s National Wine Agency and to the many wineries we visited.

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Day 13 in Georgia (Sakartvelo): Birthplace of Wine

September 23, 2013 – 1:11 am

Yesterday morning we woke up to rain in Batumi, Georgia’s Sheraton Hotel. Within view of our hotel is the Black Sea and an amazing architecture building that has a floor for each letter of the Georgian alphabet. As we traveled to our first stop the Georgian Wine House

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Traveling the Wine Roads of the Racha-Lechkhumi Region

September 21, 2013 – 11:03 pm

We spent the 11th day in Georgia (Sakartvelo) visiting three wineries in the Racha-Lechkhumi region of Georgia. Two of the wineries were very small production wineries. While on the roads, we compared what we experienced in Racha-Lechkhumi to what we experienced on the roads of Kakheti. In comparison, Kakheti is flatter and Racha-Lechkhumi is mountainous. […]

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Day 11 in Georgia (Sakartvelo): Birthplace of Wine

September 21, 2013 – 12:49 am

On Day 11 of our visit to Georgia (Sakartvelo) we visited three wineries in the Georgian region of Racha-Lechkhumi. To reach these wineries from the second largest city in Georgia, Kutaisi, rough roads added more drama to the sights of the beautiful river and the Caucasus Mountains.

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Days 9 and 10 in Georgia, Sakartvelo: Birthplace of Wine

September 20, 2013 – 1:08 am

On day 9 we visited Shavnabada Monastery of Saint George Wine Cellar a short distance outside of Tbilisi.

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8th Day in Georgia (Sakartvelo): Birthplace of Wine

September 19, 2013 – 1:12 pm

Tuesday was a very busy day with visits to three Georgian wineries. Two of the wineries are small production wineries that are producing wines using the Georgian traditional qvevri.

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6th Day in Georgia: Birthplace of Wine

September 17, 2013 – 1:14 am

Our 6th day in Georgia, the cradle of wine, was amazing. The sun was warm and a slight breeze was delightful as we harvested two of Georgia’s indigenous grapes,the first was Rkatsiteli.

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5th Day in Georgia (Sakartvelo): Birthplace of Wine

September 15, 2013 – 11:47 pm

After a quick breakfast at Chateau Mere, we were on our way to the first of four Georgian wineries. Kindzmarauli Marani is a winery with a large vineyard “library” of well maintained grapevines. Currently the vineyard has 420 grape varieties that can be found in Georgia.

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4th Day in Georgia: Birthplace of Wine

September 15, 2013 – 12:20 am

Leaving Chateau Mere about 10:30 am, it wasn’t long before we reached Teleda Winery. While this is a young winery, they are producing qvevri wines. The highlight of our visit was to see workers carefully putting a pail with cardboard burning in it into a qvevri.

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Traveling the Roads of Kakheti, Georgia (Sakartvelo)

September 14, 2013 – 11:34 pm

We have been in Kakheti for a few days visiting wineries. For Americans, the scene is different than what you are use to. The first thing Kathy noticed was the lack of barns along the country landscape. Cattle, as well as other animals, range freely. There are few fences and we only saw one fence […]

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