Khvanchkara is a naturally semi-sweet red wine of the highest quality. It is made from Alexandrouli and Muzhuretuli grape varieties. A specific wine-growing zone located in the Racha region of the Ambrolauri district. Vineyards are situated at an altitude of 450 – 750 meters above sea level. The Khvanchkara microzone extends along the right bank of the Rioni River for…
Racha is a small, exotic, winemaking region of Georgia, famous for its natural semi-sweet wine Khvanchkara, the production of which was established by Prince Dimitry Kipiani in the 1880s. From the unique Aleksandrouli and Muzhuretuli grape varieties of his family estate, Prince Dimitry Kipiani, through incomplete fermentation, got a fantastic semi-sweet red wine with an incomparably delicate and velvety aroma.…
In 1943, the leaders of the anti-Hitler coalition gathered in Tehran to discuss military-political problems. The head of the British delegation was the famous Prime Minister of Great Britain Sir Winston Churchill, and the US delegation was headed by Mr. Franklin Delano Roosevelt – the only president in the history of the United States elected 4 times. The delegation of…
Wine has always had a reputation for extending and enhancing the quality of life. The Framingham Heart Study, which was first launched in 1948 and spanned over three generations of participants, shows that deaths from ischemic diseases are 50 percent lower among drinkers than non-drinkers. Due to the content of powerful antioxidants quercetin and epicatechin, which in turn suppress the…
Eight thousand years ago, people in Georgia began making wine in Qvevri, and this tradition has endured to this day. New York Times journalist Alice Feiring writes: “For hard-core wine purists, a pilgrimage must be made to eastern Georgia, where they still use a 8,000-year-old technology called qvevri. There, wine is aged in huge, beeswax-lined, turret-shaped clay pots that are…
Rkatsiteli (in Georgian – “red horn”) is a high-value Georgian wine grape of medium ripeness. In the distant past, the Rkatsiteli was called Kukhura. It has a late maturity. The leaves are medium, rounded with three or five lobes; clusters are medium or large, cylindrical-conical. The berries are medium, oval, greenish-yellow with brown spots. The period from observation to ripening…
For centuries, winemaking in Georgia has been considered one of the most important types of production, contributing to both the strengthening and prosperity of the country. Viniculture has become the basis of Georgian national culture. The Georgian people in various ways tried to express their love for this culture, which can be seen in traditional Georgian ornaments, poetry and paintings.…
The Saperavi grape variety makes Mukuzani Red Dry Wine. Saperavi is one of the oldest and most widespread grape varieties in Georgia. In terms of economic and technological features, Saperavi is not equal to world red varieties. It is characterized by relatively high productivity and excellent adaptation to the environment. Wine made from Saperavi vies with some of the best…