UNESCO grants special status to ancient Georgian wine making method
UNESCO grants special status to ancient Georgian wine making method
Dec 5, 2013 6(AzerNews) - The ancient Georgian traditional wine-making method in large clay containers (kvevri) has been approved for inclusion into UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
"Inclusion of kvevri in the list will promote the popularization of Georgian wine on the international market," said the Ministry of Culture for Cultural and Monument Protection of Georgia.
The Cultural Heritage Agency of Georgia stated earlier that Georgian method of making wine in kvevri has no analogues in the world, Georgian media reported.
"It is a natural and environmentally friendly method recognized as one of the best and unique wine-making technology".
Georgia acceded to the UNESCO Convention on "Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage" in 2007. Georgian folklore has been included in the samples of intangible world cultural heritage.
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