The History, Politics, and Economics of Georgian Wine

Learn about Georgian wine — and drink some, too.

Paired with delicious Georgian food.

Date: March 10, 2023

Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm ET

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Overview:

Georgia is the world's oldest wine producer, and the history of Georgian wine is woven together with the country's culture, politics, and economics. Join Mamuka Tsereteli for a lecture on the significance of Georgian wine, followed by a Q&A—and stick around for a wine tasting, paired with delicious Georgian food, to find out for yourself why Georgian wine is so special!

Program:

Welcome remarks by Rajeev Dehejia, Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics, Co-Director of the Development Research Institute, New York University (NYU)

Karl Storchmann presents “Introduction: The Georgian Wine Industry in a Few Slides”

Mamuka Tsereteli presents “The History and Politics of Georgian Wine”

Wine and food is courtesy of www.georgianwinehouse.com

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Speakers:

Dr. Mamuka Tsereteli is a Senior Fellow at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at the American Foreign Policy Council, President of the America-Georgia Business Council, and an adjunct Professor at American University in Washington, DC. He is a co-founder of the newly created American University in Kyiv. Dr. Tsereteli has more than thirty years of experience in academia, diplomacy and business development, focusing on security and economic/business/energy developments in the Black Sea-Caspian region. Through his public and private initiatives, he has also promoted Georgian wines in the US for almost two decades.

Karl Storchmann is a Clinical Professor in NYU’s Economics Department. He is the founding Editor of the Journal of Wine Economics and the Executive Director of the American Association of Wine Economists AAWE.