Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia?

Re:Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia? by FabHK on Thursday January 31, 2019 @10:05AM (#19045174)

I've just been to Georgia and been very impressed, and can't wait to go to Armenia soonest. I would not be surprised if this hugely diverse region with a long history, delicious food, and friendly peoples becomes one of the next digital nomad hotspots (like SEA, Medellin, etc.).

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Re:Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia? by helipad on Thursday January 31, 2019 @10:35AM (#19045464)

I found it amusing that Yerevan in particular has decent high speed Internet throughout the city, yet the garbage collection is still antiquated.

In the post-Soviet era, there are some pieces of modernization they seem to be bypassing, while throwing weight behind others.

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Re:Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia? by raxxorrax on Thursday January 31, 2019 @11:51AM (#19046183)

The soviet era never ended. Just listen to Radio Yerevan.

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Re:Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia? by vram22 on Thursday January 31, 2019 @11:12AM (#19045772)

I've been reading blog posts about Georgian food lately, and their cuisine and food practices and ingredients seem interesting and somewhat different from those of other countries. A lot of use of walnuts, for example, not just to eat as nuts, but in the form of paste added to various dishes. Also a lot of use of greens and herbs.

culinarybackstreets.com and roadsandkingdoms.com are the sites on which I've been reading that stuff, plus after that, googled some more for Georgian food blogs, etc.

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Re:Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia? by FabHK on Thursday January 31, 2019 @12:52PM (#19046898)

Yes, the walnut sauce is lovely. And the cheeses. And the wine. Damn, hungry again.

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Re:Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia? by GordonS on Thursday January 31, 2019 @02:11PM (#19047735)

I forget which region of Italy it originates from, but there is a wonderful walnut, sage and rosemary pesto, which is quite unusual if you're only used to the basil and pine nut variety.

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Re:Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia? by vram22 on Sunday February 03, 2019 @12:51PM (#19071036)

Wow, thanks, must try that out. Only had the basil and pine nut kind so far, and like it.

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Re:Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia? by robofd on Thursday January 31, 2019 @01:06PM (#19047063)

Georgia is already on it's way to becoming a digital nomad hotspot. I'm from Georgia, living and working elsewhere. During my last visit, the number of coworking spaces and people working remotely out of Tbilisi was huge.

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Re:Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia? by chelmzy on Thursday January 31, 2019 @10:14AM (#19045245)

Can you tell me a bit more about your trip? I have been wanting to go to Georgia for a few years now.

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Re:Did wine cause a full-scale revolution in Armenia? by FabHK on Thursday January 31, 2019 @10:34AM (#19045449)

Just to Tbilisi for a couple of days, though I want to return and see Kazbegi/Stepantsminda, Kutaisi, and much more.

It is just a charming old city with cobble stoned streets, a river running through, between hills, with a funicular (cable car) running up to the fort and the "Mother of Georgia" looking down ([1], similar to Christ the Redeemer in Rio).

Excellent food and wine and brandy, cool bars (41 gradus), decent weather, inexpensive, many historical sights, long history, native script, much friendly, very hospitable, wow.

[1] https://duckduckgo.com/?q=mother+of+georgia&ia=images&iax=im...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartlis_Deda

(If you have specific questions, feel free to email (see profile).)

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