Georgian people are famous for their hospitality. They respect guests and are good at being friendly and generous while entertaining them, especially in their own home. They give parties in honor of certain respectable people, or for a special events like. The tamada acts like a director of the party announcing traditional toasts. Guests at the party are like actors responding to the toasts and often with their own interpretation. So, a toast-master ought to be eloquent, intelligent, smart, sharp-witted and quick-thinkong, with a good sense of humour because very often some of the guests might try to compete with him on the toast making. Songs have always accompanied the Georgians table. The atmosphere at the Georgian table is so friendly and candid that even the enemies are likely to make up. As a rule the table is full of dishes as the Georgian cuisine is diverse and delicious.

As for wine

Georgia has a long tradition of wine-making and vine culture. Such a deep love for the vine, the wealth of vine varieties with characteristic economic and morphological properties as well as ancient traditions of vine cultivation, which even the great Homer and such outstanding figures of the Antiquity as Appolo of Rhodes and Strabon and Procopius of Caesaria used to mention in their works all this allows modern scientists to assume, that it was the Transcaucasus, especially Georgia,which was the native land of the first known cultured grape varieties. It was also from here that the vine spread to many European countries. Xenophon(401-400) remembered about Georgian wine: that Caucasian tribe who lived in the Black sea coast prepared strong wine.
In some of the oldest human settlements archaeologists have unearthed wine presses cut from stone and a vast array of clay and metal wine vessels, all of which indicate that wine-making has been practiced in Georgia from 2000 years BC. Wine's name itself is of Georgians origin "GVINO" ("Beii","vin","wein","vine"...) Since a long time Georgians adore viticulture- vine culture. Georgian wine's God "Aguna" is revealed in Dionise's cult, it's mosaic floors and appearance was discovered in the town-type Dzalisa (2th-3th cc).Georgian named October as "GVINOBISTVE" (the month of wine). In Georgia Christianity was adopted together with a wine. St. Nino brought Christianity to Georgia, made a cross from vine stems and tied them together with her hair. Most of churches are decorated with the vine ornaments. By the medieval king poet the new blossomed vine was compared with the Virgin. Among existing 4000 vine sorts 500 are of Georgian origin.
In Georgia a solemn or mournful ritual, as it is seen from the Georgian folklore and history, has always had distinctive features of its own. It was a habit with the Georgians to use wine in ample quantities and people in the Antique countries were amazed at the fact, that the Georgians never diluted wine with water while performing their rituals. Our ancestors used to drink the wine that is mentioned as "fragrant wine" in the great Homer's "Odyssey".
A french traveller of the 17th century, Chardin by name, wrote that there was no other country in the world in which wine was so good and drunk so amply, as in Georgia.
In present day Georgia the number of praiseworthy wines keeps growing and their quality is continuously improved. Jan Goldheimer in his "Concise Dictionary of drinks" lists up to 40 kinds of Georgian wines, among them such world-famous wines as Tsinandali, Gurdjaani, Khvanchkara and many others. Each farmer in wine-making areas of Georgia produces his own splendid wine, which is often far better than any official brand. He enjoys particular pleasure to see his guests savouring his home-made wine. Moreover, he will never miss a chance to treat a casual passer-by, who has knocked on his door to ask for a glass of water to his special wine. And if you happen to spend a night, at such a farmer's place, you may criticize everything in his household except for his wine.
Anyway, when you have a feast in your house among other toasts you must never fail to say these words: "Blessed be the hands, which have squeezed the juice for this wine."
On arrival to Georgia you will have a chance to try Georgian toasts and enjoy both wine and food!