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GEORGIA THE "CRADLE OF WINE?" NOT SO FAST, SAY ARMENIANS
EurasiaNet.org
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65746
Aug 3 2012
NY
Perhaps not surprisingly, it didn't take long for the the European
Union's decision to grant Georgia the exclusive right to market its
wine bottles with the slogan "Georgia - The Cradle of Wine" to create
some controversy in the Caucasus.
As the Hvino News website, which covers the Georgian wine scene,
reports, the Union of Winemakers of Armenia is looking into how it
might appeal Brussels' decision. From Hvino's report:
As noted by the Chairman of Union Mr. Avag Harutyunyan, not only
Georgia can claim the status of "the cradle of wine", but also other
countries in the region, primarily Armenia.
Armenian archeologists agree that in Georgia there are facts
which prove the antiquity of the local wine. But for the moment
the wine-making complex in Areni is considered the world's oldest,
discovered during excavations "Areni-1" in 2011. According to the
Director of Academic Institute of Archeology and Ethnography Mr. Pavel
Avetisyan, both Georgia and Armenia can be considered the cradle of
wine, as well as Iran, and even part of Azerbaijan, in view of the
fact that the relevant archaeological materials have been found in
all these countries.
This would not be the first time wine is dragged into the region's
rivalries. In late June, Azeri hackers took over the website of an
Armenian wine company in order to score some political points. More
on that in this previous post.
From: A. Papazian
EurasiaNet.org
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65746
Aug 3 2012
NY
Perhaps not surprisingly, it didn't take long for the the European
Union's decision to grant Georgia the exclusive right to market its
wine bottles with the slogan "Georgia - The Cradle of Wine" to create
some controversy in the Caucasus.
As the Hvino News website, which covers the Georgian wine scene,
reports, the Union of Winemakers of Armenia is looking into how it
might appeal Brussels' decision. From Hvino's report:
As noted by the Chairman of Union Mr. Avag Harutyunyan, not only
Georgia can claim the status of "the cradle of wine", but also other
countries in the region, primarily Armenia.
Armenian archeologists agree that in Georgia there are facts
which prove the antiquity of the local wine. But for the moment
the wine-making complex in Areni is considered the world's oldest,
discovered during excavations "Areni-1" in 2011. According to the
Director of Academic Institute of Archeology and Ethnography Mr. Pavel
Avetisyan, both Georgia and Armenia can be considered the cradle of
wine, as well as Iran, and even part of Azerbaijan, in view of the
fact that the relevant archaeological materials have been found in
all these countries.
This would not be the first time wine is dragged into the region's
rivalries. In late June, Azeri hackers took over the website of an
Armenian wine company in order to score some political points. More
on that in this previous post.
From: A. Papazian