Traditional technologies and history of Georgian wine

摘要

The main stages of creation and development of Georgian viticulture from VI millennium B.C until today are presented in the article, including the Neolithic, Early, Middle and late Bronze Ages and after the Christianity period.rnIt reviews the main tendencies in the field of viticulture and winemaking in XIX-XX centuries, describes the viticulture and winemaking technologies used in different regions of Georgia, especially technological specificities of making the Kakhetian type of wine.rnIt is shown that "kvevri" (earthenware buried in soil up to the neck) is a universal, steady vessel for fermentation, formation and storing of high quality traditional Georgian wine.