(with archeologist Boris Gasparyan in southern Armenia) September has been a whirlwind month of nearly non-stop travel, mostly outside of Georgia, to gain a fuller regional and historical perspective - we began in Corsica, and continued with fascinating visits to Armenia and Turkey. What we found has extraordinary relevance to the Georgian wine story. Our Armenia visit couldn't have happened without the generous assistance and companionship of Boris Gasparyan (pictured above

(Zaliko Bodjidze in his studio) Everything has its time in Georgia, and summer is the season for crafting qvevri - the warm temperatures and drier climate are ideal for molding clay. In the last week of August, we were privileged to visit Zaliko Bodjidze, one of the country's finest qvevri artisans, at work in Imereti. He was between two projects, as can be seen above: a set of very large, 1,000+ liter vessels, which he was preparing to fire and finish (above left), and sm