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Georgia

Kakheti

Kakheti is a wine region in Georgia. The main wine region of eastern Georgia and an important center of traditional qvevri winemaking.

Where it is

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Places in Kakheti

  • Kindzmarauli

    A Kakheti village on the north side of the Alazani valley, giving its name to a semi-sweet Saperavi.

  • Kvareli

    A town in Georgia's Kakheti region, below the Caucasus Mountains, known for Kindzmarauli, a semi-sweet red wine from Saperavi.

  • Mukuzani

    A Kakheti village on the Alazani valley, giving its name to a dry Saperavi red that is barrel aged.

  • Napareuli

    A Kakheti village on the upper Alazani near the Caucasus foothills, with separate red and white appellation wines.

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Classic styles

Producers in Kakheti

  • Orgo

    In Georgia’s Kakheti region, the Dakishvili family ferments Rkatsiteli on its skins in buried clay jars called qvevri, creating an amber-colored white wine.

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