Most scientists in the history of mankind, distinguish 3 kinds of viticulture, which are:

- Maghlari - When a vine is running on a tree and a person hardly interferes in its existence;

- Olikhnari - when we have domesticated the vine by running it on a high wooden stake or on a low tree;

- Dablari - an intensive form of viticulture, when the existence of humans and vines is forever intertwined in the care and maintenance of each other.

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While visiting vineyards in our country, you will easily recognize all three forms of viticulture, as if you are reading a history textbook.

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Imagine, out of 4 000 vine varieties in the world, in our small land, which covers an area of 70,000 square kilometers, up to 500 local vine types grow, most of which are endemic - only in our blessed land does it bear delicious fruit. One may think that every village and every slope in Georgia has its own variety of vines and they will be right.

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Many vine varieties common in different parts of the world are distributed from us, including:

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• Italian “Digitela” is a half-brother of Georgian “Tita”

• Greek „Alopex” - Georgian “Meliskuda” -s twin;

• German “Oschsenange” is the same as our “Kharistvala”

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Is it a coincidence that Nino "was coming through the mountains" with a vine cross in her hand to "convert" our people to Christianity and the beauty of Georgian psalms, the praise, dedicated to the Mother Marry - is called "You are the vineyard"?!

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Along with the rest, wine and vineyards have always been a symbol of the unity and equality of our people. Georgians were united the most while drinking wine, and the Georgian feast is a system, created in its form and content, based on democratic values ​​and implementing these principles in life, where people always listen to each other despite different opinions while remaining completely independent in their speeches.

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Perhaps that is why, for centuries, the conquering nations first cut the vines of the Georgian peasant - to break their unity, spirit, and psychology, because, a broken man is easily defeated in war.

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Towards the end, I will tell you some more remarkable stories about the vine.

On top of what’s been said above, the vine has long been used for household and construction purposes, as evidenced by the doors of the temples of "Mghvimevi", "Otsindale" and "Koreisubani", which are made exactly out of vine stems.

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In the words of Ivane Javakhishvili, there are 7 different terms for just vine reed in our language. Legend says Georgian warriors went to the battle “vine-tied on their waist” so at least a vine could rejoice at the place of their burial.

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For centuries, it was the vine that saved us and did not let Georgians kneel down, and it is logical, that wine and vines are exactly those things that Georgians do not shy away from kneeling in front of.