{"id":146,"date":"2020-05-14T14:53:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winesgeorgia.mybgdigitalgroup.com\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2022-07-18T17:34:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T21:34:14","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winesgeorgia.com\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t“Spending on feasting and wine is better than hoarding our substance. That which we give makes us richer, that which is hoarded is lost.”
\nShota Rustaveli
\n“The Knight in the Panther’s Skin,” 12th century\n

\n\t\tGloassary\n\t<\/h1>\n\tchacha<\/strong>
\nGeorgian brandy or grappa, made from grape pomace: Georgia’s national liquor; also, grape skins\nchuri<\/strong>
\nA western Georgian term sometimes used for qvevri\ngaumarjos<\/strong>
\nThe word Georgians used to say “cheers” when toasting; literally, “to victory”\nghvino (or gvino)<\/b>
\nThe Georgian word for wine\nklerti<\/strong>
\nGrape stems\nmadloba<\/strong>
\nThank you\nmaghlari<\/strong>
\nAn ancient Georgian cultivation method in which grapevines are trained to grow up tree trunks; literally, “raised”\nmarani<\/strong>
\nA Georgian wine cellar\norgo<\/strong>
\nA qvevri lid: traditionally made of wood or stone, now commonly glass or metal\nqvevri<\/strong>
\nGeorgia’s ancient winemaking vessel: egg-shaped, made of terra-cotta clay, commonly up to 1,500 liters in capacity, buried in the ground for natural temperature control\nRkatsiteli<\/strong>
\nGeorgia’s most prominent white grape variety\nSaperavi<\/strong>
\nGeorgia’s most prominent red grape variety; a teinturier grape that yields dark red wines\nsatsnakheli<\/strong>
\nA traditional trough-shaped winepress made from a hollowed-out log or carved from stone\nsupra<\/strong>
\nAn extravagant, multi-course feast in which the table is covered with dishes; literally, “tablecloth”\ntamada<\/strong>
\nThe toastmaster at a Georgian feast\nteinturier<\/strong>
\nA type of red grape that has red pulp, or flesh, in addition to red skins; Saperavi is a teinturier grape\n\t\t\t\t\"Screen\n\t\t\t\t\"Nekresi_Big_Grapes1\"\n\t\t\t\t\"malani_zoom_cellar\"\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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That which we give makes us richer, that which is hoarded is lost.” Shota Rustaveli “The Knight in the Panther’s Skin,” 12th century Gloassary chacha Georgian brandy or grappa, made from grape pomace: Georgia’s national liquor; also, grape skins churi A western Georgian term…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\nGlossary - Wines Georgia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Glossary of Georgian wine terminology\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/winesgeorgia.com\/glossary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Glossary - Wines Georgia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Glossary of Georgian wine terminology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/winesgeorgia.com\/glossary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wines Georgia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-18T21:34:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/winesgeorgia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-4.51.28-PM.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/winesgeorgia.com\/glossary\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/winesgeorgia.com\/glossary\/\",\"name\":\"Glossary - 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