Georgians have long claimed that their history of winemaking dates back to prehistoric times, and it seems they were right all along. A study published in early November 2017 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that the roots of Georgian wine-making go back as far as 6,000 years B.C.! So ancient pottery with traces of wine was discovered near Tbilisi. In the traditional Georgian method, fruit is fermented and aged in clay jugs called kvevri, which are buried in the ground up to the neck. The same jug can be used for generations of the family. The discovery of grape wine in this region was crucial to the subsequent history of winemaking in Europe and the rest of the world. Thanks to seafarers, the culture of winemaking spread throughout the Mediterranean.
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