Zenishi
A brief history
In 2018, Rusudan Zerakidze founded the Zenishi winery (the name is a pormanteau of the Zerakidze family name and “nishi”, Georgian for miracle) in the village of Khashmi in the region of Kakheti, where it makes 15,000 bottles of amber and red wine made in qvevri, using Saperavi, Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane and Tsolikouri varieties. The winery aims to double its prouduction the coming years. Zenishi exports to the USA, a market for which it has a separate “Qvevri” design label.