The U.S. National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA), which experts conductresearch of the old acid, will help Georgia to provethat the country  is  the birthplace of wine. Directorof the National Wine Agency Levan Davitashvili told commersant.ge.

He says that the project, which aims to give scientific proof of Georgia’s status as the motherland of wine, is progressing well and the international scientific research centers are involved in it, including  "NASA " laboratory , University of Pennsylvania, Copenhagen DNM  Research Center, University of Montpellier, University of Milan, etc.

According to Levan Davitashvili, the research project can’t be accomplished in a short period of time, the results are never predictable, but the Georgian side expects that a lot of material will prove that grape vine domestication and wine production started in Georgia.

Director of the National Wine Agency notes that in April new excavations were carried out in the region of Kartli and  unearthed artifacts will supposedly prove that  Georgia is the homeland of wine.

"We have a fragmentary material. However, it is not recognized by leading scientists.

We are convinced that we are a wine country, but it must be proved scientifically," – Levan  Davitashvl adds .

Source:commersant.ge