The revolt against the pizzo slang for a protection payment has spread to the southern city of Agrigento and, after the death of Mr Emmanuello, could extend to Gela.
In his wine cellar in Napareuli, six miles down the road from the Alaverdi Cathedral, Gela Gamtikulashvili crosses himself and prises the cover of a qvevri from its airtight clay seal.