The science of grapes
A young woman brings her passion for science to Georgian winemaking
©FAO/Guram Saqvarelidze
11/02/2026
Despite growing up in Kakheti, a well-known wine region and the agricultural heart of Georgia, Sophio Khutitdze saw herself as a doctor. She was always drawn to the sciences with chemistry and biology being her favourite classes in high school. She even applied to medical school and took the national exam, but she slowly started to realize that medicine wasn’t for her.