Silk Road Wines is a veteran-owned importer and distributor of natural wines from the Country of Georgia, considered to be the region where grapes were first domesticated and the birthplace of wine. Carbon-dating studies have proven that Georgians were making wine as far back as 6,000 BC (thousands of years before the invention of written language). It was through the Silk Road that winemaking spread from the Caucuses to the rest of the world. Just as in this historical event, Silk Road Wines seeks to bring the wines and winemaking styles of Georgia beyond the borders of its homeland.

Adalbert “Yanick” Arakelov, co-founding partner and CEO of Silk Road Wines, was born in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. He moved to the U.S. when he was young and later joined the military. While stationed in Afghanistan, he fought alongside troops from Georgia (which contributed more soldiers per capita to the conflict than any other non-NATO nation) and, after his tour, committed to bringing a piece of his native culture to the West as part of the blossoming Georgian wine renaissance. Founding partner Barry Greer is a former first responder (firefight/paramedic) who fell in love with Georgia and its winemaking history on a trip to the country with Yanick. Together, they hope to make Georgian wine more accessible in the U.S.

Silk Road Wines is a proud partner to both Stephen Siller’s Tunnels to Towers Foundation and the Wounded Warriors Support Foundation – Republic of Georgia. 10% of proceeds support these great charities.

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