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College Ave.
Friday, November 20th
5:30-7:30pm
$15 ($5 for Club Members)
5 Georgian wines included, poured by Veronica Delgado of Nomadic Distribution
Books for sale
We're thrilled to celebrate the launch of Georgia: The Cookbook from Hardie Grant, with a lineup of 5 Georgian wines poured by Veronica Delgado of Nomadic Distribution. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.
Georgia is home to one of the world's oldest winemaking traditions, stretching back some 8,000 years. At the heart of that tradition is qvevri winemaking: grapes are fermented and aged in egg-shaped clay vessels (often described as amphorae) that are buried in the ground, a method UNESCO inscribed on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013. We'll try wines from native grapes such as Saperavi, Georgia's leading red variety, and Rkatsiteli, its leading white, that are central to the country's vineyards.
About the authors:
Meriko Gubeladze is the chef and owner of Shavi Lomi and Ninia's Garden in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was the host of a weekly cooking show on primetime national television in Georgia for 10 years, where she became a household name. Meriko famously cooked for Anthony Bourdain in the Tbilisi episode of Parts Unknown in 2016, and her recipes and culinary know-how have been featured in publications including the New York Times, Saveur, Forbes, NPR, and Bon Appétit.
Benjamin Kemper is a journalist, recipe developer, and expert on Caucasus foodways. Currently the editorial director at Prior, he previously served as travel editor and recipes editor at Saveur. His work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian Magazine, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, AFAR, and Bloomberg. A native New Englander, he splits his time between Madrid and Tbilisi.