Georgian wine is a well-known and popular product. Many people know about its existence, even those who do not understand why it is a brand. Once in Georgia, anyone tastes wine, otherwise the time spent in this country will be considered in vain.
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All wines are different. It may be wrong to compare wines. Every country has its own ideals. They have evolved over centuries, generations. Georgian wines are primarily prepared from certain grape varieties of their own. Moreover, the same variety, growing in different regions of the country, has its own taste and properties.
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If we talk about other differences, then these are technologies. This difference is very important or even the main one, since not all countries have their own technology. Georgia has just such. Their difference from the European one is that the grapes, together with the skin and twigs, are turned into porridge. It is stored in a qvevri (earthen vessel), buried in the ground, for up to 4 months. Then the liquid is poured and sent for further storage. This wine has a richer taste, color and astringency. This technology is called Kakhetian.
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For comparison, Europeans squeeze berries for wine production. In extreme cases, they are rubbed with the skin, without twigs and seeds. They are kept in this state for no more than a week. Therefore, European wines contain less useful polyphenols.
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There is Imeritin technology, it is a cross between European and Kakhetian.
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Natural semi-sweet wines are prepared in the northern part of Georgia. The grapes are harvested during periods of high sugar content. Fermentation takes place at low temperatures above zero. Such wine acquires carbon dioxide, but it is not champagne.
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Another difference between European and Georgian wine is the rules for using grapes. In Georgia, when preparing wine, they mix various grapes, and there are about 520 varieties of it. No other country in the world has so many vineyard varieties. In Europe, they believe that you need to use a certain variety, this is a good tone for them.
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In conclusion, an interesting fact: the word "wine" sounds almost the same in all languages. Moreover, there is a bold opinion that the very word came from Georgia, from the first winemakers. And it happened many thousands of years ago, when the first cultivated forms of the vine appeared. And yet - the Georgian alphabet is very reminiscent of a vine.
