Holiday of Young Wine

On November, 5 Abkhazia will celebrate the Holiday of Young Wine for the first time. The festival will take place in the village Achandara of Gudata area, which is famous for its wine and Abkhazian grades of grapes.

Achandara it is situated northeastwards from Gudaut, in the foothill zone of the Bzyb Range. There is a sanctuary -  the mountain Dydrypsh near Achandara. This village is one of the most ancient settlements of the Caucasus. The diameters of the trees that grow in the center of the village amount to four meters. They are more  than three centuries old.

In the village square will be organized a fair and  concert of folk  ensembles. There will also take place a tasting of a grape drink called " amchar" in Abkhazia. It is young wine rich in carbone dioxide. 

Visitors will also enjoy the horse riding stunts show.  They will also see how grapes grow in the Abkhazian yards. Grape saplings are traditionally planted near mulberry, hazel and alder. It is considered that grape ripens better that way.  It is often preferred to build grape pergolas (adzhzkhuatra).

Then in a farmstead will take place a feast. Traditional dishes such as hominy, cheese, boiled and smoked meat, chicken, cherry plum sauce - asadzhbal, achashv (pies with cheese), different salads with nuts etc will be served with wine. There will also be desserts: akalmysh (prepared from corn flour and grape juice), adzhanzhjukha, alakharua(dried figs), young corn baked on coals, fried chestnuts, nuts and so on. 

"We reckon that the holiday of young wine celebrated in November in many countries of Western Europe will become a tradition also in Abkhazia",  the director of a Sukhumi travel agency Frikhan Gunba told during the conversation with the correspondent  of Apsnypress.