Churchkhela & saperavi

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Churchkhela — walnuts threaded on string and dipped in thickened grape must — is Georgia’s original energy bar: portable, durable, and historically carried by soldiers and shepherds. The candle-shaped strings hanging in every market are it.

Saperavi is the flagship grape of a country with eight thousand years of winemaking — one of the oldest wine cultures on Earth. Its qvevri method, fermenting in buried clay vessels, is UNESCO-listed; the wine itself is dark, structured and unmistakably Georgian.

🎒 Good churchkhela is matte and slightly soft — the glossy rock-hard ones are for display. For wine, ask for qvevri saperavi to taste the old method.