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Between the Black Sea and the Caucasus mountains, Georgia contains regions with distinct landscapes, languages and recipes. Wine-growing plains, valleys and highlands each contribute to this diversity. Polyphonic singing combines several voices in musical structures transmitted through listening and practice. Qvevri, large earthenware vessels used in winemaking, connect craft skills, agriculture and social customs. They provide a tangible symbol of relationships between land and table. A supra is a communal meal in which toasts, guided by a tamada, give room to speech and memories of the people gathered. Khachapuri brings dough and cheese together in different regional forms rather than one standard preparation. Khinkali are dumplings whose fillings and ways of eating display another set of skills. Herbs, walnuts, vegetables and sauces complete the spread according to local preferences. Meals may accompany joy or mourning, so their composition and tone change with the occasion. Sharing nevertheless organises relationships between diners, making food and carefully chosen words part of the same social encounter.