【Wine Sharing】A Taste of Georgia IV - Visiting CGW
The another winery that we visited on this trip is Corporation Georgian Wine. It is located in the village of Telavi in Tsinandali. Once we arrived at the winery, we immediately saw giant tanks standing along the buildings. As the winery is expanding, a large tourist complex is in construction. The complex will include a hotel, a restaurant, a tasting room, a wine aging area, and a conference hall. The original winery building itself is large enough for nearly 100 large tanks, probably the biggest scale we had seen in Georgia so far.
格魯吉亞之旅的另一站是CGW酒莊,位於Tsinandali內的Telavni村。一到達酒莊後,立即可以見到宏偉的巨型大鋼桶,以及酒莊建築。由於酒莊正在興建酒店、餐廳及新的品酒空間,在現在酒莊建築的對面可見正在進行工程。而酒莊的舊有建築其實本身亦已經能容納接近100個大鋼筒,可說是目前到訪過最大規模的廠房。
The vineyards were just next to the building so we walked down to take a closer look. Their vineyards were more than 30 years old while some of the vines were over 15 years old. I saw that most of the vines were trellised with shadings from the leaves to protect them. As we could see in the vineyards, the weather was really warm and sunny. The wine cellar was really a scene! It was a nicely decorated large room displaying CGW’s wine collections. Every corner seemed to be a perfect spot for an Instagram photo.
CGW擁有的葡萄田就位於建築物旁邊,葡萄田有30年以上,一些樹藤亦有15年以上。大多數樹藤都用了棚架種植以利通風,亦有樹葉在上方可以遮擋太陽,畢竟這個地方的天氣較和暖而且陽光燦爛。最令人眼前一亮的是它的酒窖!裝修非常典雅,存放了CGW的各款葡萄酒系列,每一個角落都是「打卡」的好位置。
To wrap up the winery visit, we had a really nice early dinner with amazing Georgian food, including mtsvadi, traditional Georgian barbeque. They set up this beautiful fire with trimmed vines and sticks and let the residual heat cook the meat. With the natural vines and sticks, it gives a nice smoky flavour to the meat.
最後,酒莊預備了美味的格魯吉亞晚餐給我們,包括傳統格魯吉亞燒烤mtsvadi,而且用比剪掉的葡萄藤樹支作柴火燒烤,帶出美妙的煙燻味。