Drink wine, back Georgia: Polish campaignersCampaigners in Poland, a staunch ally of Georgia, Tuesday urged their compatriots to glug Verb 1. glug - make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle; "the wine bottles glugged" sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" down Georgian wine Georgia is the oldest wine producing region of Europe, if not the world. Because of this, it is often referred to as "The birth place of wine" or "The cradle of wine making". and mineral water to show their support for Tbilisi in its conflict with Russia. "The Russian occupation of Georgia has hit the Georgian economy. Besides humanitarian aid Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. , another way to help is to buy Georgian products," said Michal Strozyk from the Polish group Solidarity with Georgia, at a stand in Warsaw's touristy Old Town. He then tipped back a glass of deep-red Kindzmarauli, one of the country's leading wine varieties, and poured more for passersby. To encourage consumers, Strozyk's organisation has adopted a slogan which rhymes in the original Polish: "Don't let Putin scare you! Drink Georgian wine!" in a swipe at Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Wines from ex-Soviet Georgia have long been a favorite in many parts of the former communist bloc -- albeit less so in Poland, where Bulgarian and Hungarian producers have traditionally dominated the market. The Georgian wine industry had suffered a major blow from Moscow well before the outbreak of fighting earlier this month between Tbilisi and its Soviet-era master. In 2006, amid soaring tensions between the two countries, Moscow slapped sanctions on Georgian imports -- shutting Georgian winemakers out of their main export market. Ex-communist Poland is a staunch ally of pro-Western Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili Mikheil Saakashvili (Georgian: მიხეილ სააკაშვილი) (born December 21, 1967) is a Georgian politician and the current President of Georgia. and has been pressing the international community for a tough line against Russia in the wake of its offensive in Georgia. Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who travelled to Tbilisi earlier this month to show support for Saakashvili, had already announced that he would serve Georgian wine at official ministry functions. For those who prefer a non-alcoholic tipple, Strozyk's campaign group also wants Poles to drink more mineral water from Georgian springs such as Nabeghlavi and the better-known Borjomi. The source of Borjomi lies in a national park which has been hit by forest fires This is a list of notorious forest fires: North America Year Size Name Area Notes 1825 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km²) Miramichi Fire New Brunswick Killed 160 people. that Georgia claims were started by Russian helicopters dropping incendiary INCENDIARY, crim. law. One who maliciously and willfully sets another person's house on fire; one guilty of the crime of arson. 2. This offence is punished by the statute laws of the different states according to their several provisions. bombs, although Moscow has rejected the allegation The assertion, claim, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, setting out what he or she expects to prove. If the allegations in a plaintiff's complaint are insufficient to establish that the person's legal rights have been violated, the defendant can make a . "Borjomi is a symbol of their freedom, and of our solidarity with Georgia," said Polish lawmaker Michal Szczerba, a supporter of Strozyk's group, as he toyed with a glass. Similar Georgian product promotion campaigns have been held in Poland's neighbouring Baltic states Baltic states, the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, bordering on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Formed in 1918, they remained independent republics until their involuntary incorporation in 1940 into the USSR. They regained their independence in Sept. , Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Like Georgia, they were part of the Soviet Union until 1991, and are also among Tbilisi's most vocal supporters against Moscow. Maxima, a leading Baltic states retailer, said its sales of Georgian wine had jumped since the start of the conflict. 
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