Indulgences

1. ქვევრი

   Kvevri

   Kvevri (large clay vessel for making wine)

   Usage

   It is a large clay vessel for keeping wine, buried in the ground. Egg-shaped with a narrow neck, buried and sealed airtight. On a winery visit this is the mouth in the floor you are shown

2. ქვევრის ღვინო

   Kvevris ghvino

   Kvevri wine

   Usage

   Wine made in a ქვევრი buried in the ground. The method was inscribed on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list in 2013. Wine lists usually set it apart from tank-fermented wine, so look for this phrase if you want the traditional style

3. საფერავი

   Saperavi

   Saperavi (indigenous red wine grape)

   Usage

   It is a Georgian indigenous red wine grape variety from Kakheti. The name refers to the abundant colouring matter in its berries. The variety name you will see most often on red wine labels

4. რქაწითელი

   Rkats'iteli

   Rkatsiteli (indigenous white wine grape)

   Usage

   It is a Georgian indigenous white wine grape from Kakheti, named for the reddish-chestnut colour its cane (რქა) takes in autumn. The white variety you will see most often

5. ქინძმარაული

   Kindzmarauli

   Kindzmarauli (naturally semi-sweet red wine)

   Usage

   It is a controlled-appellation, top-quality naturally semi-sweet red wine made from the საფერავი grape. Deep pomegranate colour, harmonious and velvety. It is sweet, so choose something else if you want dry

6. ხვანჭკარა

   Khvanch'k'ara

   Khvanchkara (naturally semi-sweet red wine)

   Usage

   It is a controlled-appellation, top-quality naturally semi-sweet red wine made from the ალექსანდროული and მუჯურეთული grapes. Dark ruby in colour. Named after the village in Ambrolauri municipality where it is grown

7. წინანდალი

   Ts'inandali

   Tsinandali (dry white wine)

   Usage

   It is a controlled-appellation, top-quality dry white wine made from რქაწითელი with up to 15% კახური მწვანე. Pale straw colour. The standard order when you want a white that is not sweet

8. ჭაჭა

   Ch'ach'a

   Chacha (grape pomace spirit)

   Usage

   ⚠ ჭაჭა strictly means the pomace left after pressing — skins, stems and pips — not the drink. The full name of the drink is ჭაჭის არაყი. The short form ჭაჭა also means grape brandy and is understood in bars. Very high in alcohol, so start small

9. ჩურჩხელა

   Churchkhela

   Churchkhela (nuts on a string set in grape must)

   Usage

   It is a sweet made mainly from walnut or hazelnut kernels threaded on a string, dipped in თათარა and dried in the sun. Example: კახური ჩურჩხელა. The string is still inside, so pull it out as you eat rather than slicing across. Avoid with a nut allergy

10. გოზინაყი

    Gozinaq'i

    Gozinaki (nuts boiled in honey and cut into slabs)

    Usage

    It is finely chopped walnut, almond or hazelnut boiled with honey, flattened and cut into thin small pieces. Example: საახალწლო გოზინაყი — it belongs to the New Year table. Contains nuts and honey

11. ფელამუში

    Pelamushi

    Pelamushi (sweet pudding of grape must and cornmeal)

    Usage

    It is a sweet porridge-like food made from grape juice and cornmeal, made in western Georgia. Served chilled and set, cut into pieces. Built from the same base as churchkhela

12. ქადა

    Kada

    Kada (pastry filled with flour worked into fat)

    Usage

    The first sense is a pastry with a filling of toasted flour rubbed into fat; the second is simply a bread with a filling. Sold by the wedge in bakeries and roadside shops. Contains wheat and fat

13. სიგარეტი

    Sigaret'i

    Cigarette

    Usage

    It is finely cut tobacco packed into a thin paper tube for smoking. Examples: ფილტრიანი სიგარეტი (filtered) and უფილტრო სიგარეტი (unfiltered). Indoor smoking is not allowed in many places, so always ask before lighting up

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