Region Overview

Overview

Georgia is dominated by mountains and wine. Vines are grown across the country. The south-eastern region of Kakheti produces three-quarters of all Georgian wine. Kakheti’s climate is transitional continental with subtropical influences. Kakheti makes Georgia’s ripest wines. But craggy faults and valleys make for scores of sub-zones, some of them expressed through official PDOs.

Grape Varieties

Major grape varieties grown in Kakheti are the white Rkatsiteli and the red Saperavi.

Wines

Common wines styles include contemporary dry whites and reds, the iconic amber wines made in traditional clay qvevri, and off-dry reds. Large producers and former state-owned wineries are well established in Kakheti.

Appellations

Moving westward, regions are Kartli, Meskheti, Imereti, Racha-Lechkumi, Samegrelo, Guria, Adjara and Abkhazia (occupied by Russia). Kartli, like Kakheti, is influenced by weather systems from the east. In the west, the Black Sea and higher altitudes moderate the climate. Every region has its own distinctive vine varieties, as well as cultural, gastronomic and wine making traditions.

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