Selected scenes of Georgia

                    
The reason for going? The presentation of Naked Wine in Georgian! Turns out it is really the only wine book that is not a guide that has ever been translated. Okay. Big honor?  Yes! 

 

 

At the recently opened natural wine bar in Tbilisi, the most delicious bread from dolis puri, an ancient red wheat. You just can't believe it's not spiked with cinnamon.

Dumplings anyone? Near the Bazaar, that was chock full of carnelian cherries.

 

Lots of Soviet memorabilia at Dry Market (and cheap beautiful linens, and the 28 bass accordion that got away)

                                
a little horn for a little chacha

 

want some fresh meat on the side of the roads in Khaketi? They prefer fresh to aged.

                                 Typical Khaketian traffic jam.

 

Homemade orange wine from the remarkable hands of the last woman left cultivating worms on the silk road.

 

The scene for the entire time outside of my hotel in Tbilisi.

 

The story behind the photos, amazing tools of vinification and what I drank and what is so great about Georgia, in the November issue of The Feiring Line. 

 

Comments

[JohnQBoxler]

Great post, Alice. However, since all of my feeds featuring the name Georgia must be referring to Dr. and Mrs. Parzen's extremely cute baby, I am boycotting your always insightful content for exactly one hour.

(Keep up the great work!)

Best,
JohnQBoxler

[Alicefeiring]

You are totally justified!

[AntiquaTours]

Great post. I know you are a vegetarian, was it easy for you to travel in Georgia? I am planning on visiting next way for 2 weeks. Do you have a translator or guide you like to use? I don't want to rely on Lonely Planet. I am going on a wine journey. Hopefully stopping in Amenia for a few days.

[Alicefeiring]

There is a lot of meat but there's plenty of vegetable and great cheese and egg dishes. It's a very vegetable-based died and a delicious one. It would help a great deal to travel with someone who spoke Georgian. You could contact John @ Pheasant's Tears ---http://www.pheasantstears.com/index.php?id=20&lang=eng---for some help getting the right guide if you don't want a 'tour.' He's the right connection.

[AntiquaTours]

Great. I have been looking at their website for the past fews months. And I meant Armenia. There is a crumb under my R. Thanks you and congratulations on the translation.