Wine Europe
A personal journey through the vineyards of a remarkable continent Europe’s wine culture is not simply about what is in the glass. It is about landscapes, traditions, and the people who cultivate vineyards generation after generation. Over the years, my diplomatic career has given me the opportunity to travel extensively across the continent. Whenever possible, I tried to escape official meeting rooms and spend time where wine truly lives — in vineyards, cellars, and small family wineries. This short journey follows some of Europe’s great wine regions, beginning in the Caucasus and gradually moving westward across the continent. Georgia – where the journey begins For obvious reasons, my personal wine journey naturally begins in Georgia , a country whose winemaking traditions stretch back more than 8 000 years. Georgian wine culture is deeply rooted in history and remains closely connected to traditional techniques such as fermentation in qvevri , large clay vessels buried i...