Grape Varieties

Our natural wines are made of the following georgian grape varieties

Rkatsiteli is Georgia's most popular and widely planted white wine grape variety from Kakheti region. It produces high quality classic (European) style and traditional Kakhetian style (qvevri) wines including tables wines, PGIs (Protected Geographical Indication) and PDOs (Protected Designation of Origin).

Aromas : Green apple, citrus, raw nuts, quince, tropical fruits, dried apple, Georgian spices and walnuts.

Tavkveri is a grape from Kartli and the most widely planted red varietal in the region. It is quite a high-yielding varietal and is grown in almost every part of kartli region. It produces a wide range of styles from light-bodied reds to rosé and sparkling wines.

Aromas : It is a light, vibrant, highly acidic wine expressing the aromas of red fruits. Young Tavkveri wine is a real charmer and exceptinally delicious, easy-drinking wine.

Chinuri is a white variety from Kartli that is planted nearly all across Kartli region. According to Ivane Javakhishviki, a Georgian historian, the name is supposedly derived from the color of an olive leaf, which used to be called “chin” in old times in Georgia. It produces wines that range in style from exceptionally elegant dry whites that are light-green or straw in color to sparkling and semi-sparkling examples. The grape performs best in a sparkling wine, but it is also capable of making an excellent qvevri examples when aged on its skin and stems. Chinuri is often blended with Mtsvane and Tavkveri varietals in Kartli region.

Aromas : Classic Chinuri wine conveys the aromas of citrus, fresh fruits and green herbs. Qvevri Chinuri that is aged on its skin and stems displays the aromas of dried fruits (apple, pear) and herbs (sage, wild mint) and sometimes with a veneer of dried orange skin.

Saperavi is Georgia's most widely recognized red wine grape variety from Kakheti region. Saperavi qvevri wines are the best reds in Georgia.

Aromas : Herbal (mint, rosemary, bay leaf), fruit, berries, dried fruit (raspberry, black cherry, plum, blackcurrant, prune, jamminess), and also black pepper, tobacco, sweet spices.

Mtsvane Kakhuri Literally, “green from Kakheti”. This variety grows well on the calcareous soils in Kakheti, southeastern Georgia, particularly in the appellations of Tsinandali, Manavi, Gurdjaani, Vazisubani and Kardenakhi.

Aromas : When vinified in a European style, the young dry, white wine often has a greenish- straw tinge. Mtsvane Kakhuri imparts fresh white peach, floral, citrus and tropical aromas, with a light mineral undertone. It is quite dark and will show more apricot and stone fruit character when vinified in qvevri.

Aladasturi is a native variety from West Georgia. Before the arrival of the American fungal diseases and of Phylloxera, Aladasturi was wide spread within the Guria province and in Lower Imereti. Aladasturi is included in the official list of grapevine varieties recommended for cultivation in Western Georgia. The berry is medium size, ovate or oblong, rounded at the end and dark blue. The time of ripening is in the third ten days of October.

Aromas : taste of red fruits a light red color, quite rounded and harmonic, with a specific-type taste and surplus acidity.

Kisi grape variety is widespread in Kakheti, Georgia’s wine region, particularly in the Telavi and Gurjaani districts. It can be found growing in Ikalto, Ruispiri, Kistauri, Khodasheni, Akhmeta, Napareuli, Bakurtsikhe and several other villages. Some scientists believe the Kisi white grape is a hybrid of the Mtsvane and Rkatsiteli varieties.

Aromas : Wine from Kisi is light yellow colored and becomes gold as they age. Kakhetian style Kisi wines made in qvevri have the aroma of dried apricot, Georgian species and walnuts. Classic style Kisi wines have the aromas of citrus, ripe pear, white plum and herbs. It goes best with seafood, meat salads, roasted chicken, turkey and Khashlama (boiled beef dish).

Khikhvi is one of the oldest Georgian grape varieties, which according to Georgian historian Ivane Javakhishvili is even older than the Rkatsiteli grape. The Variety grows widely in eastern Georgia, especially in Kakheti where it originated. This white grape variety ripens between early September and the second half of the month. While the Khikhvi vine produces a relatively small number of grapes, its wines have great potential to accumulate sugar.

Aromas : The Khikhvi grape produces distinguished classical European-style wines with the aroma of exotic plants such as box trees. Wine from Khikhvi has a greenish color and becomes golden with age. It has aromas of herbs, vineyard peaches and yellow fruit flavors. It pairs best with salads, roast chicken, Apples and Chakapuli (Lamb, tarragon and cilantro stew).

Buera is original of the Alazani river basin. Before the invasion of the American fungal diseases and of Phylloxera, the variety was widely spread in the Kakheti and Bolnisi districts of Southern Georgia. The mature leaf is medium size, rounded, sometimes ovate, slightly three to five lobed. The lower leaf side is hairless. The petiole is equal or shorter than the main vein. The bunch is medium size or large (250 g), conical, medium dense or dense. The berry is medium or quite large, rounded and greenish-yellow. The skin is thin and medium firm. The time of ripening is in the middle of September.

Aromas : taste of white watermelon and jackfruit, quite rounded and tender, with a light color, a pleasant taste and slight acidity.

Jghia is Georgian aboriginal red grape wine grape variety from Kakheti region. Indigenous to the Kakheti region, the Jghia grape is relatively light in color and tannins. Its fruit is small and dark, with good resistance to fungal diseases.

Aromas : Wines made from Jghia are lighter in color than other Georgian reds. They are typically fermented in qvevri and have cherry and berry flavors with a hint of black pepper.