History and Ethnology of the Vine and Wine in Georgia (French edition) by Pascal Reigniez

The book History and Ethnology of Vine and Wine in Georgia of Pascal Reigniez stands out as a major reference for anyone interested in origins of wine and at the universal wine-growing culture.
Winner of the Cookbook National Award – Wine History category, this scholarly and accessible essay highlights the Georgia, recognized by archaeologists as the cradle of world viticulture, where winemaking dates back more than 8000 years before our era.

Through a richly documented text, the author explores the close ties between man, the vine, and wine, revealing how these elements have shaped, century after century, a true lifestyle imbued with symbolism, of beliefs and of rituals.
This book is not limited to history: it lies at the intersection of several disciplines — archaeology, , Ethnology, , Anthropology, , Culture and arts — to offer a Clear and exciting summary the evolution of Georgian viticulture, of Neolithic origins to the present day.

The work also constitutes a bridge between two wine-growing civilizations : the France, homeland of great wines and refined winemaking traditions, and the Georgia, where the Qvevri winemaking (buried amphorae) perpetuates a millennia-old tradition today inscribed in the intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO.

The reader discovers some travel stories, of the Cultural testimonials, of the artistic representations and the Ethnographic studies who testify to the central place of wine in the daily, religious, and social life of the Georgian people.
This ongoing dialogue between Tradition and modernity, between ancient rituals and contemporary science, confers a universal dimension to this book.

The fluid writing of Pascal Reigniez, combined with a rigorous and documented approach, makes this volume a reference work as well for the wine historians, the enlightened amateurs, the vine professionals, for all those who are interested in the Wine culture as a civilizational phenomenon.

A essential book to understand how the Georgia, at the crossroads of Caucasus, has contributed to shaping the wine identity of the world and inspiring the great contemporary oenological traditions.

🔸 Characteristics

• Title: History and Ethnology of Vine and Wine in Georgia

• Author: Pascal Reigniez

• Editor: L'Harmattan

• Collection: Alime Questions

• Publication date: January 31, 2023

• Format: Paperback

• Number of pages: 578

• Dimensions: 24 x 15.5 x 3.1 cm

• Weight: 852 g

• Language: French

• EAN13: 9782140302855

• ISBN: 978-2-14-030285-5