Gifts from Georgia!
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: May 15, 2023
Imagine how it will be nice to fly home from Georgia, unpack a suitcase and hang on the wall a brought-in masterpiece, bought on the Dry Bridge, or admire the new bright Minankari decoration.
In the evening, chop Georgian cheese, open a bottle of unusual red wine and wrapped in a blanket, remember the warm days spent in Tbilisi, conversations with Georgian friends and that unusual atmosphere reigning in the soul of the Georgian people.
So what is still to bring from Georgia as a gift to yourself and your friends? - The answer to this question is the most interesting, sincerely pleases every Georgian!
A collection of recipes of Georgian cuisine, a traditional Caucasian horn for wine, the wine itself, cloisonne enamel (minankari) jewelry, cheese, churchkhela, spices ... the list goes on and on.
CHEESES, SPICES, CHURCHKHELA ...
Georgian cheeses are another delicacy! It is impossible to say exactly how many names of Georgian cheeses exist. Each region has its own recipes and varieties of varieties of this product. To date, we have officially registered 14 types of cheese: dambal khacho, chogi, tenali cheese, kalti, kobi, Ajarian cured, Meskhuri chechi, Mingrelian suluguni, suluguni, Svan suluguni, guda, Tusha guda, Imereti cheese, Georgian cheese.
MINANKARI - JEWELERY
Jewelry art is very developed in Georgia, and cloisonne enamel products called mini-carts are a special pride of Georgian craftsmen. The technology for the production of jewelry does not imply the presence of two identical copies, which is why each jewelry is exclusive and is a real work of art.
GEORGIAN WINE
As the saying goes, you cannot buy yourself a good mood, but you can buy yourself wine, and this, in fact, is the same.
Therefore, for a good mood, you can safely go to Georgia.
Many wine producers are represented here, including a large selection of organic wines from small wineries, and hospitable owners will always offer to taste various wines, chacha and Georgian cognac.
Saperavi - dry vintage red wine made from Saperavi grape variety. The aroma of wine is felt strong notes of blackberry, prunes, dried black currants, blueberries and vanilla, with the presence of notes of tobacco. The taste of wine - rich dense, with sweet black dried fruits and berries. The finish is long and spicy.
Grapes for wine production are harvested at the end of September manually. Fermentation of wine is carried out on natural yeast present on the grape skin. After fermentation, the wine is aged in qvevri clay jugs, then in new French oak barrels for further ripening.
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