A Georgian Qvevry is a vessel made from clay and used for the fermentation of wine. Qvevry used in producing Georgian wine have been found dating back to the 5th and 6th Century BC making them the oldest wine making vessels ever found. There are about twenty five different varieties of Qvevery used in the… Read more »
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Georgian Wine
Georgia is considered by many to be the birthplace of wine. Its history can be traced back over 8000 years. The people of the South Caucasus discovered that, if wild grape juice was buried in a pit over winter, it turned into wine.This led to Georgians cultivating grapes and burying clay vessels, or Qvevri, to… Read more »