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STORY
If plans for an agricultural comeback ever bear fruit, the Saakashvili
administration is betting that Georgian vineyards will lead the way. And
nowhere in Georgia do vineyards mean more than the eastern region of
Kakheti, the country’s viticulture capital.
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PROMISES vs. RESULTS
Kakheti has the grapes, it has the hospitality.
But can it attract foreign wine tourists?
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AT A GLANCE
Population: 447,900
Size: 11,340 sq. km
Main Town: Telavi (pop: 26,008)
Average salary: GEL 74.8 (about $41) per month
There’s more than grapes to Kakheti’s history. Paired with
neighboring Kartli, this region provided a crucial building block for a
united Georgia.
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