有酒从喷泉来

Giorgi Lomsadze

The Black Seas right in between Eastern Europe and Western Asia. There are dozens of popular seaside towns along the Black Sea， places like Neptun， Romania， Ordu， Turkey and Sochi， Russia. The one were looking for is in the Republic of Georgia. Its the capital of the Georgian Region of Adjara. The mayor there hopes to introduce more tourists to local Georgian traditions， especially one called “chacha.”

Host： The tourism season along the Black Sea coast of Georgia is just around the corner. Get this. The mayor in the city has something special planned. The locals call it a “chacha tower.” When I heard about it， I couldnt quite believe it.

Reporter： Well， chacha is a Georgian hard drink which soon is going to flow from the tower， which they call“chacha tower，” in the city of Batumi on the Black Sea coast. Its going to be a fountain at the bottom of this tower， and once in a week chacha， the hard drink， is going to flow from there for free.

Host： OK. So this tower is in the middle of Batumi and this hard liquor is gonna flow like water from this fountain instead of water. Thats pretty wild. What does chacha actually taste like？

Reporter： Chacha is made from grape skins and it has a very strong grape flavour. Its a very strong drink. Sometimes， its described as a brandy，as a grape brandy. Some people call it just“1）moonshine.” Every time people think about chacha， it brings smile to peoples face， because they know that its a liquor. Its probably going to attract most of chacha lovers， because this drink is popular not only in Georgia but in places that...where people are familiar with this country.

Host： I mean， I know chacha is kind of the national drink of Georgia， but why do this？ Why open up a fountain？

Reporter： Well， we can attract only so many people with water， and probably can attract much larger crowds with chacha， especially if its going to flow from a fountain. So basically the city is trying to come up with many ways to attract larger crowds of tourists from different places， and they probably knew that this kind of news is going to catch eyes around the world， so I guess thats the idea.

Host： Yeah， well， it worked， didnt it？ Batumi has the potential for being one drunk town.

Reporter： Probably yes， and I know its either a good thing or a bad thing， but not a bad thing for tourism. Some people， not only in Batumi， but in Georgia have been critical because they think that places like Batumi have better things to offer like history and culture.

黑海位于东欧与西亚之间，在黑海沿岸有好几十座大家喜爱的海边城镇，比如罗马尼亚的纳普顿、土耳其的奥尔杜和俄罗斯的索契等。而我们要找的是属于格鲁吉亚共和国的一个城市，它是阿扎尔自治共和国的首府。该市的市长希望能够向更多的游客介绍格鲁吉亚的传统，特别是一种与查查美酒有关的传统。

主持人：格鲁吉亚黑海沿岸的旅游季节马上就要到了。听听这个，这座城市的市长有一项很特别的规划，当地人把它叫作“查查酒塔楼”。我听到这个消息时，都不敢相信自己的耳朵。

记者：呃，查查是格鲁吉亚一种含酒精的饮料。这种美酒很快从黑海边城市巴统的一座塔楼（人们称之为查查酒塔楼）里流出来。这座塔楼的底部是喷泉，每周一次，查查酒会从那里免费流出。

主持人：好吧。这座塔楼是在巴统的市中心，美酒会像水一样从喷泉里涌出来，这种做法蛮异想天开的。那查查酒究竟是什么味道呢？

记者：查查酒是用葡萄皮酿造的，葡萄味非常浓郁，很冲。有的时候，人们会称之为白兰地，它是一种葡萄白兰地，有的人把它叫作“月光之酒”。人们每每提起查查酒，都会脸上带笑，因为他们知道这是一种烈酒。这座塔楼可能会吸引许多喜爱喝查查酒的人，因为这种酒不仅在格鲁吉亚很受欢迎，而且在不少了解这个国家的地方也同样受欢迎。

主持人：我的意思是，我也知道查查酒算得上是格鲁吉亚的国酒，但为什么要这样做呢？为什么要弄一个酒喷泉？

记者：这个嘛，用水的话，我们可以吸引的人数有限，但用查查酒的话可能就会吸引更多的人了，特别是如果酒是从一个喷泉流出的话就更是这样。总的来说就是这个城市试图想出各种方法从各个地方吸引大批游客，当局可能觉得这种新闻能吸引全球的目光。我估摸着应该是这种想法吧。

主持人：是的，好吧，看来这个方法也确实奏效，对吧？这样一来，巴统有可能成为一个醉鬼云集的地方。

记者：有这个可能，我明白这可能是好事，也可能是坏事，但对旅游业来说不会是坏事。不仅仅在巴统，而且在格鲁吉亚全国都有人对这事持批评态度，因为他们觉得像巴统这样的地方有比酒更好的东西可以用来吸引游客，比如历史、文化等。

格鲁吉亚位于欧亚两洲交界的高加索山地地区，同时又西邻黑海，风景宜人。该国的农业主要以种植葡萄、柑橘等水果为主，而旅游业也是该国的重要收入来源之一。因此，格鲁吉亚政府一直致力于开发更有特色的旅游项目，以吸引更多的游客来该国观光游览，推动当地经济发展。

巴统是格鲁吉亚的热点旅游城市。数据显示，2011年到访格鲁吉亚的280万人次外国游客中，半数以上去过巴统，尤其在夏季，从亚美尼亚、阿塞拜疆、土耳其和俄罗斯到巴统消暑的游客源源不断。为吸引游客，巴统市近年建造了不少别出心裁、造型独特的建筑物，诸如用33个格鲁吉亚文字母组成的灯塔、婚礼蛋糕外形的写字楼、玻璃幕墙塔楼等，先后成为游客的留影景点。查查酒塔楼现在每晚七点向外流十分钟的查查酒。

查查酒是用酿葡萄酒时榨完汁葡萄的残渣再经发酵蒸馏而造的高度酒，头道蒸馏酒的酒精度数可达80度。饮用时，高度的查查酒需要与纯净水勾兑成40度左右的低度酒。