Didimi was in his seventies when he bottled his first wine. It was first sold to Tbilisi, then to Italy and now, the United States. This is made in qvevri... read more →
Shavkapito is most definitely a Georgian sentimental favorite but until I tried this particular bottling, I’ve been impervious to its charms. Fermented and aged in qvevri in the old-fashioned way,... read more →
Jgia is a rare Georgian grape. Most people vinify it into a red wine but here Irakli Blui is committed to making a refreshing wine that speaks the language of... read more →
From one of the most sensitive vineyards I’ve ever walked. These are in the western Georgia on yellow clay and limestone soils. Archil has used the traditional way to blend... read more →
Even by Georgian standards, Mgaloblishvili is a rare grape. For years it didn’t do much of anything in Archil’s vineyards until his daughter, Nino decided to make it her own.... read more →
Irakli Shubitidze looks after his relative’s vineyard in Imereti. This wine was made in qvevri with 30% of the skins, seeds and stems for six months. The Tsitska portion was... read more →
Kisi is considered to be a natural hybrid of rkatsiteli and mtsvane. It retains acid which makes it perform beautifully in the eastern dry Khakheti where it comes from. I... read more →
Made by Arkadi Robakidze in Gogita Makaridze’s winery in Terjola and dedicated to their friend Kirile who passed in 2018. And what a tribute this traditional western Georgian grape blend... read more →
A stellar wine—for muscadet lovers especially—as it leans into the neutral side with plenty of chamomile and wild flowers, a touch of dandelion and bruised apple. It doesn’t have much... read more →
In 2015 Guria, on the west coast of Georgia, was hit by frost and nary a grape to be had. To deal, Zurab Topuridze bought saperavi in the east from... read more →