Daria Kholodilina is the co-author of Georgia: A Guide to the Cradle of Wine. Here she breaks down a number of lesser-known facts about the food and wine of this delicious country. See Part I for more. Red wine isn’t just Saperavi Easy to say and well-known, this inky-colored, full-bodied, fruity, berried grape, Saperavi is the most widely-planted red variety in Georgia. A hardy grape that’s a rarity in having naturally-red flesh (most red grapes are white inside), it’s such a stalwart of Georgian wine that it begs for winemakers […]


