Wine Industry Georgia Country

The romance of wine has enchanted the people of Georgia from time immemorial. Luscious bunches of grapes are carved into the walls of their tall stone churches. Vineyards stretch from the snowy mountains on the Russian border to the subtropical coast. But freedom from Soviet Moscow in 1991 virtually destroyed the winemaking industry that was once the tiny republic's main source of wealth.

The romance of wine has enchanted the people of Georgia from time immemorial. Luscious bunches of grapes are carved into the walls of their tall stone churches. Vineyards stretch from the snowy mountains on the Russian border to the subtropical coast. But freedom from Soviet Moscow in 1991 virtually destroyed the winemaking industry that was once the tiny republic's main source of wealth.