NASA to give scientific proof of Georgia’s status as birthplace of wine

Many believe Georgia is cradle of wine and soon it will be scientifically proved. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States (NASA) is helping Georgia to determine if Georgia is birthplace of wine.

The National Wine Agency reported NASA will publish the final results of the scientific research determining if Georgia was the birthplace of wine.

Along with NASA several international scientific centers, such as Pennsylvania State University, University of Montpellier, University of Milan, were also involved in the project.

The head of the Viticulture Department of the National Wine Agency, David Magradze said the final result would be known in 2016, although it was initially planned for December 2015.

Magradze explained the first result of models sent into the NASA laboratory showed a wine acid remain was discovered in one model, which was consider as mark of European vine. The second parts of models have been already sent into the NASA laboratory and the results will be published this year.

Declaring Georgia as birthplace of wine will be most important phenomena, which will rise in interests in the world about Georgia,” Magradze said.

Georgian Government started working on the project in January 2014.

The Georgian side expected a lot of material would prove that grape vine domestication and wine production had started in Georgia.