The presentation is about Georgia, its language, and its culture.

2. • Georgian Language and Alphabet
• Georgian Dance
• Traditional Georgian Cuisine
• Georgia – cradle of winemaking

3. Georgia - Sakartvelo

5. • Asomtavruli Nuskhuri
Mkhedruli
• 14 different writing scripts in
the world – one of them is
Georgian
• 33 letters – 28 consonants and
5 vowels
• The first printed material in
Georgian language was
published in 1629 in Rome.

6. • written in the 12th century by Shota
Rustaveli
• poem consists of over 1600 Quatrains
and is considered to be a "masterpiece of
the Georgian literature".
• The poem is regarded as the "coronation
of thought, poetic and philosophical art
of medieval Georgia", a complex work
with rich and transcending genres.

8. • The Georgian cuisine is unique to the
country, and each historical province of
Georgia has its own distinct culinary
tradition.
• The importance of both food and drink to
Georgian culture is best observed during a
feast called supra.
• In a Georgian feast, the role of the tamada
(toastmaster) is an important and
honoured position.

10. Winemaking
method
 At least 8 000 years
 Chemical composition
 “ Tamada ”

11. Archaeological evidence
 Near Shulaveri
 Prototype of Qvevri
 Between 6th and 5th millennia BC

12. Varieties of grapevines in Georgia
 There are 525 endemic varieties of grapevine  unknown new varieties.

13. Rtveli - Grape harvesting
 From ancient times it has carried a festive character
 Grapes from maghali vines, grown on trees and are collected
with the help of a special cone shaped wicker basket gideli.
 Those from dablari vines, grown on posts, are harvested in a
larger cylinder shaped wicker basket godori

15. The satsnakheli (winepress)

16. Epilogue
As proof of its great cultural significance, and in accordance with principles of -
Convention on Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, the status
of National Monument of Intangible Cultural Heritage has been assigned to “The
ancient Georgian tradition of QVEVRI winemaking” in 2012.