- Buying or drinking wine is optional. Begin with the map, named labels and worked examples in the lesson.
- Have water, a notebook and the linked producer documents available. Match the wine and document edition before applying its numbers.
Level 7 · Lesson 8
Georgia and the Caucasus: Tradition, Technique and Evidence
10:49C80
Before you press play
Choose your preparation track
You do not need to buy every comparison wine. Choose the track that matches your time, budget, and interest.
- If tasting, use small pours, water, breaks and a spit cup. Keep the names beside the glasses and a little of your first wine for the revisit.
- A — Pheasant’s Tears Rkatsiteli Tibaani. Georgia / Kakheti · Rkatsiteli. Document: 2022 historical method reference. One week skin contact in qvevri, later stainless maturation; distinct from direct-pressed Bodbiskhevi. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- B — Schuchmann Rkatsiteli. Georgia / Kakheti · Rkatsiteli. Document: Undated range reference. Clear juice fermented in stainless steel. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- C — Pheasant’s Tears Saperavi. Georgia / Kakheti · Saperavi. Document: 2023/2024 method reference. Qvevri fermentation then stainless finishing; vessel may change by stage. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- D — Zorah Karasi. Armenia / Vayots Dzor · Areni. Document: Undated range reference. Concrete fermentation then local clay-jar ageing; archaeological DNA claim not independently verified and excluded. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- Follow the maps, labels and producer documents without buying or drinking wine. The video supplies worked explanations.
- Write down what the evidence establishes, what it suggests, and what remains unknown.
Taste responsibly: small pours, water, food, and spit cups are sensible equipment. Never build transport plans after the bottles are open.
Wine references for this class
Labels, technical sheets and source material
Use the named producer, wine and edition. A historical sheet or range page cannot establish the contents of another vintage.
- 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