Georgia
Georgia: from geography and winemaking.
From the Black Sea to Kakheti. Read separately about indigenous varieties, appellations, and qvevri, and learn how flavor is not determined solely by the vessel.
You can study geography, grape varieties, appellations, and winemaking in sequence. Knowledge gained from articles can be verified through exercises comparing regions and styles.
Grasp the location of the region.
- Kakheti Eastern region
- Kartli Central
- Imereti Western Inland
- Racha-Lechkhumi Northwest Inland
- Black Sea coast and Meskheti Western Coastal
Choose from articles
Georgia overview
Overview of Georgia
Organize the east-west geography using three axes: grape varieties, appellations, and winemaking.
Protected designations of origin
Appellation of origin and labels
Do not just memorize famous place names by flavor image; compare them with permitted varieties and styles.
Rkatsiteli Saperavi Chinuri Tsolikouri
Memorize indigenous varieties in east and west
Starting with Rkatsiteli and Saperavi, expand your focus to western white varieties.
Kakheti
Kakheti
The central region of the east, formed by the Alazani and Iori Rivers.
Kartli
Kartli
Use Chinuri and sparkling wines as a clue to study central regions.
Imereti
Imereti
Learn about the blending and skin management of white varieties in western regions.
Racha Lechkhumi
Racha-Lechkhumi
Understand the naturally semi-sweet character from the narrow valley and indigenous varieties.
Black Sea coast and Meskheti
Black Sea coast and Meskheti
Compare the humid vineyards of the Black Sea coast and the highlands of southern Meskheti. The growing environments here differ from those in eastern Kakheti.
Qvevri and skin contact
Qvevri and handling of grape skins
Even with the same amphora, the wine’s structure changes depending on how much grape skin is included.
Tsinandali specification
Read the technical sheets for Tsinandali
Check the blends for representative whites as well as the conditions for reds and aging listed in current materials.
Kindzmarauli natural semi sweet
Kindzmarauli sweetness
Link the process of retaining sugar in grapes with the residual sugar in finished wine.
Major topics of study are selected and included. This is not an encyclopedia listing every appellation, variety, or producer.