Physically exquisite, the slopes of Racha are a melding of terroirs. It’s known for its ham and for the semi-sweet wines (the one to the left) called khvanchkara that are... read more →
Dato used to sell his grapes to all the right people, then he decided to get into the game himself. This is his rosé, though technically it could be called... read more →
I meant to leave this space for newcomers, but I couldn’t help myself. After all, very few people here know of shy Archil Natsvlishvili’s wine, now in third vintage. Based... read more →
Well if I were part of the Dato team, I’d call this the rosé and the rosé amber but no one asked me. Chkhaveri is a gris grape and the... read more →
Vincent Jullien is a rather notorious French ex-pat in Georgia who I first met because he made exquisite spirit, including absinthe. Needing glouglou, he teamed up with friend Guillaume Gouerou... read more →
Even though based in Australia, Mitchell Sokolin and Boris Portnoy have planted grapes in Kakheti where they are building a marani. While work is underway, they are buying organic grapes and making... read more →
Emzar Vasadze, the owner of the Tbilisi 8000 Vintages wine shop has gotten into the qvevri wine biz and the wines are good! The rkatsiteli had some mouse, but not... read more →
Michael Chonishvili became a full-time winemaker in 2015 and works his two hectares in the Kurdghelauri village, near Telavi's Tsinandali micro-zone. All of the wines I've tasted wines are gorgeous... read more →
Papari means “horse,” hence the horses on the label. But that’s the least of the information you need on this wine. What is important is the taste. Discreet saperavi, on... read more →
Pheasant’s Tears 2020s are glowing and this Mtsvane riveted me. Of late, Gela and John have been less religious about traditional six-to-eight-month skin contact and this could be exhibit 1... read more →