Boyish-looking at 34, with perpetually rosycheeks, Branagan is prone to stumbling over his words when he discusses metallurgy, a field he thinks has been marginalized by more popular sciences like chemistry and physics.
When I left -- my stomach full and cheeksrosy from wine and the chill mountain air -- Kevlishvili offered me a water bottle filled with more of his heady, homemade grape juice.