Sweet Georgia

Savouring one of the world’s oldest winemaking regions

- Joyceline Tully

Georgian wines may be a relative rarity in this part of the world, but this country tucked away in the stunning South Caucasus mountain ranges of Eastern Europe is considered by some as the ‘birthplace’ of wines.

Indeed, winemaking has a long, illustrious history in Georgia—archaeologists discovered wine residue in ceramic jars that date back some 8,000 years. But for most of that, Georgian wines did not travel too far from its borders. It was only in recent years that Georgian wine producers are taking their wines further afield, including to China, where they enjoy more than 100 percent growth annually.