Level 7 · Lesson 8
Georgia and the Caucasus: Tradition, Technique and Evidence
10:49C80
Glossary
Terms that have earned their place
- Grape variety
- The cultivated vine variety contributing fruit; its traits interact with site, harvest and winemaking.
- Vintage
- The harvest year. A document for one vintage does not automatically describe another.
- Origin
- The declared geographic source of a wine, interpreted through the applicable designation and evidence.
- Inference
- An explanation drawn from evidence, distinct from a direct observation or measurement.
Keep digging
Sources and further reading
- NWA — Clay vessel and regional variation; unsupported constant-temperature and antiseptic claims excluded.
- ARCH — 2017 primary study: early Neolithic chemical evidence; no exclusive-invention claim.
- UNESCO — Living cultural practice recognition.
- ARMARCH — Primary archaeological report on Areni-1 around 4000 BCE; no modern varietal continuity inference.
- GR1 — Grape traits and context; sensory tendencies, not compulsory bottle results.
- GR2 — Grape traits and context; sensory tendencies, not compulsory bottle results.
- WA — Pheasant’s Tears Rkatsiteli Tibaani — 2022 historical method reference; One week skin contact in qvevri, later stainless maturation; distinct from direct-pressed Bodbiskhevi
- WB — Schuchmann Rkatsiteli — Undated range reference; Clear juice fermented in stainless steel
- WC — Pheasant’s Tears Saperavi — 2023/2024 method reference; Qvevri fermentation then stainless finishing; vessel may change by stage
- WD — Zorah Karasi — Undated range reference; Concrete fermentation then local clay-jar ageing; archaeological DNA claim not independently verified and excluded
Sources support the teaching model; they do not make promotional regional descriptions universal bottle guarantees.