Stalin’s Favourite Wine

Stalin had good taste in wine, it seems.     Georgia claims to have invented wine, and artifacts do show evidence of wine production for at least 8,000 years. As we travel through the country on the Caucasian Challenge, though, you may notice that when marketing wine Georgians often rely on somewhat more recent history. […]

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Caucasian Challenge 2016 Day 6: Footsteps of Stalin

On Day of the Caucasian Challenge 2016 we followed the footsteps of Stalin, visiting his hometown of Gori.     As the Caucasian Challenge headed towards its halfway point, the teams’ task on Day 6 was to make their way to Georgia’s beautiful capital Tbilisi. It’s a relaxed day, with no need for an early start, […]

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