I especially enjoy tasting Georgian qvevri wines as they have so many layers to unfold. They always deserve a few hours of observation, unlike - as they would say in Georgia - European-style wines.
Read MoreThe last time I tasted the Khareba wines, I was standing in the winery's chilly cellars in the Alazani Valley on a boiling hot August afternoon. The winery and its almost 8 kilometers (five miles) of tunnels are carved into the Caucasus Mountains, like a bunker. I appreciated the inadvertent symbolism, as Russian troops just over the Georgian border recently had been seen patrolling. However, deep in the earth, the wines were cool and safe.
Read MoreReligion is omni-present in Georgia, and the qvevri is The Vatican of winemaking vessels. It is revered and celebrated.
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