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Usakhelauri
Usakhelauri, whose name ironically translates as “Without aName” or “No Name”, is an unusual page of Georgian winemaking history. Early 20th-century scholar Ivane Javakhishvili believed that the name originated from the village ofUsakhelo, located in Lechkhumi Province in northwestern Georgia. Since Usakhelauri grapes vary in shape and size, however, ampelographers have theorized that they werediscovered […]