{"id":12511,"date":"2023-12-15T23:32:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cooncampsprings.com\/?p=12511"},"modified":"2023-12-15T23:32:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T23:32:09","slug":"ive-visited-the-birthplace-of-wine-its-the-most-underrated-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooncampsprings.com\/travel\/ive-visited-the-birthplace-of-wine-its-the-most-underrated-country\/","title":{"rendered":"I&apos;ve visited the birthplace of wine &#8211; it&apos;s the most underrated country"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> I&#8217;ve visited the birthplace of wine &#8211; it&#8217;s the most underrated country in Europe<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A travel vlogger revealed the country they view as &#8216;most underrated in Europe&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The country has been producing wine since 6,000 BC<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A travel vlogger has shared the country they perceived as being the &#8216;most underrated in Europe&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She began the video by saying: &#8216;This is the most underrated country in Europe. It&#8217;s super affordable coming from the west and I&#8217;m honestly not sure why more westerners aren&#8217;t coming here&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Posting on her TikTok account @haleyandzach_, Haley added: &#8216;There&#8217;s beautiful architecture, monasteries, churches and castles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s the birthplace of wine and the food is absolutely delicious so make sure to put [the city] on your bucket list&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/14\/78735857-12838307-image-a-17_1702046415493.jpg\" height=\"498\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Users in the comments blasted the vlogger for her apparent lack of geographical knowledge, even though she was correct to name Georgia as a European country, given that it lies in Eurasia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/13\/78735859-12838307-A_wide_selection_of_Georgian_wines_are_available_to_try_from_var-a-27_1702042412347.jpg\" height=\"543\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A wide selection of Georgian wines are available to try from various different retailers<\/p>\n<p>One of our favorite cities in the world and the moust underrated capital in Europe! \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddea\ud83e\udef6\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddea #travel #traveltok #adventure #traveling <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/10\/78731733-12838307-image-a-1_1702032310596.jpg\" height=\"1034\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The city in question is Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, which lies in both Europe and Asia. Pictured: the traditional Georgian dish of khachapuri, a cheese and egg pizza<\/p>\n<h3>Georgia travel advice<\/h3>\n<p>Advice on the Government website says that the political situation in Georgia is generally calm, and although homosexuality is legal in Georgia, and there are anti-discrimination laws. Same-sex relationships are still not widely accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Pride marches in 2019 and 2021 were cancelled because the police did not guarantee security. In 2023, a Pride event was cancelled after a violent protest.<\/p>\n<p>There are frequent small earthquakes in Georgia. The most recent significant earthquake took place in 2022 \u2013 an earthquake measuring 6.2 struck 104km south-west of Tbilisi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: GOV.UK\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The country in question is\u00a0Georgia, which lies in both Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Users in the comments questioned the vlogger for her perceived lack of geographical knowledge, even though she was correct to name Georgia as a European country, given that it lies in Eurasia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One user commented: &#8216;as someone from Europe we never learned that Georgia was a part of Europe&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A second questioned: &#8216;Is Georgia in Europe?&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A third wrote: &#8216;I&#8217;ve heard so many good things about Georgia it&#8217;s definitely in the bucket list.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Embassy of Georgia&#8217;s official website states the following on the country&#8217;s geography: &#8216;Georgia is situated in the Eastern European region of South Caucasus. In the southeast, it has a border with Azerbaijan, in the south with Armenia and Turkey, and in the north with Russia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The western part of Georgia meets the Black Sea, which connects Georgia physically to the European Union.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other users were shocked to find out that wine originated in Georgia, as they wrote: &#8216;Birth place of wine????? haahahahahah God Dionysus was from Georgia??&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A response which confirmed the birthplace of wine read: &#8216;Yeah. Armenians brought wine into the Mediterranean. In fact, they are a couple of thousand years older than Greeks&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The country is considered to be the birthplace of wine as archaeologists were able to trace the world\u2019s first known wine creation back to the people of the South Caucasus, all the way back in 6,000BC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Inhabitants of Georgia at the time discovered that grape juice could be turned into wine by burying it underground during the winter months, per National Geographic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Georgia is the oldest producer of wine, it naturally offers a wide variety, with the most notable being different variations from the country&#8217;s Saperavi grape.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This grape gives off aromas of autumn berries, ripe dark fruits, cassis and spice, with hints of leather, licorice, chocolate and coffee, according to Pocket Wine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/11\/78731717-12838307-image-a-23_1702034724525.jpg\" height=\"1099\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>During her visit to Georgia, Haley can also be seen trying another of the country&#8217;s typical dishes, khinkali, which is a soup dumpling that has been delicately folded to create an easy finger food<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/12\/78735883-12838307-image-a-14_1702040195479.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One drawback for British travellers could be the fact that direct flights to Tbilisi are currently unavailable from the UK, with holidaymakers needing to make a stop elsewhere, which you could choose to do in Istanbul. Pictured: A panoramic view of Tbilisi at sunset<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/13\/78735885-12838307-According_to_current_data_from_flight_comparison_website_Skyscan-a-26_1702042412345.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>According to current data from flight comparison website Skyscanner, return flights from London to Tbilisi are available from \u00a3174. Pictured: A general view of Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi<\/p>\n<p>Attractions in Tbilisi include the towering Holy Trinity Cathedral and the Bridge of Peace, with local dishes such as khachapuri &#8211; a cheese and egg pizza &#8211; proving to be a popular hit with tourists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During her visit to Georgia, Haley can also be seen trying another of the country&#8217;s typical dishes, khinkali, which is a soup dumpling that has been delicately folded to create an easy finger food.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among the best places to consume these soup dumplings are sakhinkles (khinkali houses) in Pasanauri, a village 50 miles north of Tbilisi, where wild mountain herbs accentuate the filling&#8217;s flavour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khinklis Sakhli is also a popular spot among locals back in the capital of Tbilisi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One drawback for British travellers could be the fact that direct flights to Tbilisi are currently unavailable from the UK, with holidaymakers needing to make a stop elsewhere, which you could choose to do in Istanbul.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to current data from flight comparison website Skyscanner, return flights from London to Tbilisi are available from \u00a3174.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-12838307\/most-underrated-country-europe-wine-origin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve visited the birthplace of wine &#8211; 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