1. If all of the world´s cultural heritage
(sports, music, fashion, architecture, literature, painting, etc..)
was contained in a time capsule, what would you include to
demonstrate the legacy of your country?

2. Georgia’s spirit is in the grape;
Her heart beats with a pride as
of the oldest winemaking
nation in the world.
The Cradle of Wine

3. • According to archeological
evidence, winemaking tradition
stretches back over 8,000 years.
• More than 500 grape varieties
have been cultivated in Georgia.
The Cradle of Wine

4. The Cradle of Wine
Wine held a major part of pre-
Christian pagan celebrations and
hereafter with the conversion to
Christianity that took place in the
early 4th C. AD. When St. Nino
introduced Christianity in
Georgia, she preached bearing a
cross made from vine wood and
bound with her own hair.
Winemaking as an academic
course was taught in Georgia in
the 8th and 9th centuries.

5. In ancient Greece, wine was admired
by historians, poets and artists;
Wine was frequently referred to in the
works of Aesop and Homer.
The Culture of
Wine in Europe

6. In Greece, wine was
considered the honor of the
upper classes.
Dionysus, the Greek god of
wine, represented not only
the intoxicating power of
wine, but also its social and
beneficial impacts.
Greece

7. European Wine
Culture
Through the centuries, the art of wine
making spread to
Spain, France, Germany and Britain.
Wine was considered an important part
of daily diet and people began to favor
stronger, heavier wines.

8. Interesting Facts about Wines
• According to the report of American Journal of Epidemiology those who
drank red wine had 44% fewer colds than those who did not drink red
wine.
• In ancient Greece, a dinner host would take the first sip of wine to
guarantee guests the wine was not poisoned, hence the phrase “drinking
to one’s health.”
• Wine glasses should always be held by the stem and not the bowl because
the heat of the hand will raise the temperature of the wine.
• You would have to drink 20 glasses of apple juice to receive the same anti-
oxidant benefits of one glass of red wine. If you prefer orange juice, you'll
need to have seven glasses.