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Friday 9 July 2010

Kakheti, Georgia, May 2010

More guinea-fowl running away from the lens! But the week-old bird in the hand proverbially is worth any two of these!

Tuesday 6 July 2010

Kakheti, Georgia, May 2010

Back to Georgia at last, on May 20, & then almost straight away to Lali's family in East Georgia. This is the country's main grape and wine region, which has just hosted an annual international wine conference, at which a kvevri (clay wine container) from the 6th century, and another with a 4-tonne capacity, were displayed). Here are some scenes from Lali's parents' vineyard, early grape buds