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It's definitely not true that the Romans introduced winemaking to Georgia. It's been made there for 8000 years and might have been the site of original domestic
by griffzhowl 3y ago
It's definitely not true that the Romans introduced winemaking to Georgia. It's been made there for 8000 years and might have been the site of original domestication of the vine. They still make wine in a similar way so that means these methods are even more ancient than your story about the Romans suggest. e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvevri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvevri
- senkora 3y agoTo add to this, there is genetic evidence that there were two separate domestication events for wine grapes, one in Georgia and one in the Near East: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg6617 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg6617