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2026/02/12 blog

◎ Sendai French Chef's Blog

From Sendai Station, walk 17 minutes towards the southwest towards the Katahira Campus of Tohoku University.

A 6-minute walk from Aoba-dori Ichibancho Station on the Sendai City Subway Tozai Line towards the Sendai High Court (southwest).

Ura Ichibancho, along Gobashi Street.

Opposite Mitsuharasha, on the first floor with the French flag on display

French home cooking and wine restaurant

[La Fleur de Suligier]

I'm Fumihito Sato, the owner and chef.

I will do my best to be of service to you today as well.

I hope you find this encounter to be a very valuable and meaningful one.

Please stay with us until the end.

This time, we will introduce the wines of Georgia, a historic wine country located in Eastern Europe.

[GEORGIA]

Georgia

◎What's so great about Georgian wine, the cradle of wine?

[525 native grape varieties]

●In light of its cultural significance, and in order to protect UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage, the Government of Georgia has designated the ``ancient tradition of winemaking using qvevri'' as a national intangible cultural heritage.

● The Vitis Vinifera grape variety originated in the South Caucasus.

●Georgia is one of the oldest countries with an uninterrupted tradition of grape growing and wine making.

● Georgia is one of the oldest countries with an uninterrupted tradition of grape growing and wine making.

●The South Caucasus is believed to be the birthplace of the world's first cultivated grape varieties.

Qvevri are the oldest vessels used for wine making. Qvevri dating back 8,000 years have been excavated.

According to many linguists, the origin of the word "wine" is Georgian. The root of the Georgian word "ghvino" is ghv.

is unique and is included in many Georgian vocabulary words, which has given rise to various words in the language such as vino, vin, wine, BMHO, etc.

Georgia's ancient wine culture is part of its national identity. Wine is closely linked to the daily life and culture of the people.

Wine is a sacred drink for Georgians. Saint Nino, who came to Georgia from Cappadocia in the 4th century, tied grape branches with her hair to form a cross. Thanks to her work, the Christian number was made into a national number in 326.

This is why grapes have become an important symbol in Georgia.

The tradition of grape growing and wine making has continued uninterrupted for 8,000 years.

Georgia is the only country where an 8,000-year-old winemaking technique is not only still practiced, but also practiced as best practice.

・Number of registered wine companies: 500

Many households make their own wine.

・Of these, 200 companies export wine

[Georgia Wine Data]

[Grape harvest]

Approximately 200,000 to 250,000 tons

[Wine exports]

Approximately 50 million bottles per year

(Equivalent to 0.75 liters per bottle)

50,000 hectares of vineyards

[Wine production volume]

80 to 120 million liters

Per capita wine consumption is approximately 25 liters

...In Georgia, workers and princes alike drank an average of five bottles of wine every day.

GEORGIA

Georgia's wine regions

○.Retifumi

・Usaherouri

・Olberli

・Tsolikouli

○.Racha

Alexandrouli

・Mujureturi

・Latuli Tetra

○.Cartoli

・Chinuri

・Gorli Mtsvane

Rkatsiteli

Shavkapito

Tavkveli

・Saperavi

○. Kakheti

Saperavi

Rkatsiteli

・Kafuri Mtsvane

・Kishi

・Hifvi

○.Mesheti

・Mesufli Mutsvane

・Meshri Shavi

○. Imereti

・Zitsuka

・Tourism

・Kurafuna

・Otshanuri Sapele

Zershavi

○ Abkhazia

・Avasilfva

・Amraf

・Click

○. Sharkgrelo

・Ojareshi

・Civitiruli

○ Glia

・Chihaveri Aradusturi

・Tourism

○.Achara

・Chihaveri

・Satsuri

That's all for today.

Thank you for reading to the end today.

See you again next time on the Lafleur de Suligier blog! (o^^o)

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When it comes to French cuisine in Sendai, La Fleur de Susie

[La fleur de cerisier]

It means "cherry blossom" in French.

We hope that our store will take root in this town like cherry blossoms and become a place that is loved by everyone.

We hope to become a store that can be of use to everyone.

La Fleur de Suligier

1-15-20 Ichibancho, Aoba Ward, Sendai City

Sonoda Building 1st floor

TEL 022-724-7448

Reservations Officer

Fumihito Sato