Georgian winemaking history in focus of Bordeaux display
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The ancient origins and continued history of winemaking in Georgia will be the focus of an exhibition in south-western France’s wine-rich Bordeaux municipality starting later this month.
Set to run for over three months, the Georgian National Museum (GNM)-organised display Georgia, Cradle of Viticulture will open at the La Cite du Vin venue on July 31.
Major discoveries shedding light on wine production and usage dating back to the Neolithic-era territory of the modern Georgia will serve as the highlight of the event.
The exhibition on Georgian winemaking history will be held at the La Cite du Vin venue in Bordeaux:
Fragments of vessels bearing traces of wine acid — confirming the origins of viticulture in today’s Kvemo Kartli region — will herald Georgia’s claim as the origin of winemaking at the exhibition.
Visitors of the newly opened venue will also be met with an installation on qvevri, the iconic vessel used in Georgia for wine storage since 6th century BC.
A GNM preview said the installation by Russian photographer Dmitri Yermakov (1846-1916) would "illustrate discrete customs and traditions” relating to the clay vessel in which wine undergoes its aging process.
Vine shoots wrapped in silver leaves, from Georgian National Museum collections. Photo: GNM.
Over the duration of the event, 125 archaeological exhibits, items of ethnographic significance, artwork and other material will go on display at La Cite du Vin.
GNM’s exhibition will mark a highlight on Georgia within the French venue’s Guest Wine Region series.
The cycle of exhibitions, launched with the Georgian display, celebrates winemaking traditions and history from around the world.
A cup discovered in archaeological work in Georgia. Photo: GNM.
Unveiled in 2016, La Cite du Vin is promoted as a "facility where wine comes to life through an immersive, sensorial approach”.
Hosts and curators of the Bordeaux venue work to promote "the cultural, universal and living heritage that is wine” while focusing on "emotions, sensations and imagination” within their exhibition space.
The display Georgia, Cradle of Viticulture will host visitors through November 5.
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