5,000 visited Georgia’s solo exhibition at Bordeaux museum
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More than 5,000 people have visited Georgia’s solo exhibition that showcases its traditional winemaking and viticulture at one of the most famous wine venues in Bordeaux, France.
Among the visitors of the exhibition was Minister of Agriculture of France, Stéphane Travert, who saw about 125 archaeological exhibits, items of ethnographic significance, artwork and other material that illustrate the 8,000 years of Georgia’s viticulture.
After seeing Georgia's solo exhibition French Minister of Agriculture expressed desire to visit Georgia. Photo by Wines of Georgia.
After seeing the display ‘Georgia, Cradle of Viticulture’ Travert said it was a discovery for him that Georgia was the cradle of viticulture and promised to certainly visit the country.
The Bordeaux Centre for Wine and Civilisations will host the solo exhibition of Georgia, which was opened on July 31, for four months.
This is the first time that the Bordeaux Centre for Wine and Civilisations is holding a wine civilisation exhibition where Georgia is invited to be a host of the event as a country known as the cradle of wine.
Georgia will present a solo exhibition celebrating its traditional winemaking and viticulture at one of the most famous wine venues in Bordeaux, France.
Georgia will be among the top guests of the new Bordeaux Centre for Wine and Civilizations in France, which festively opened this afternoon in the famous French wine region.
Georgia is the cradle of wine, confirms a three-year study conducted by experts from seven countries. Leading scientists from seven countries studied archeological items found in Georgia and acknowledged Georgia as the birthplace of wine.
The global scientific community has recognised that the oldest grape wine was made in Georgia. The newest research dated samples found in Georgia with 6000-5800 BC and proved that they were 600 years older than previously earliest-known wine remains from Iran.
The modern French galleryLa Cite du Vin in Bordeaux is gearing up to open its doors to a three-month exhibition covering the rich history of winemaking in Georgia later today.
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.