We are an online wine boutique who brings you the best selection of Georgian wines ‘to your doorstep’.
Coming from winemaking families, we learned from early childhood the secrets and the art of winemaking watching our grandfathers make Qvevri wines. The love of traditional winemaking is engraved in our DNA and is passed on from generation to generation throughout the centuries. This is why we are eager to share the taste and the history of Georgian wine with the rest of the World.
Our wines’ specificity is the result of Georgian winemakers’ hard work and a unique terroir; each stage of wine making is thought about carefully and ancient and modern techniques are combined to perfection.
In our wine racks you will find the best selection of wines from the four corners of Georgia. We are eager to help you to find that ideal bottle.
Qvevri. Ancient Wine-making Method
Wine made today in the traditional Georgian method follows the same process Georgians developed to make wine more than 8,000 years ago. The traditional of making wine in earthenware vessels called Qvevri is a key sign that distinguishes Georgian wine from all other wines in the world. >>>
For generations, Georgia has taken pride in its distinction as the birthplace of wine. It is believed by many archeologists that Georgia is source of world’s first agriculture grapevine and Neolithic wine production. The recent discovery of 8,000 year-old grape seeds and remains of vines sealed inside ancient clay vessels only reinforces Georgia’s position as the world’s cradle of viticulture and world’s longest unbroken tradition of winemaking.
The name for the fluid obtained from the grapes – wine, comes from the Georgian word GVINO.
In 2013, UNESCO inscribed the Ancient Georgian Traditional Qvevri Wine-Making Method on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This fact is another recognition of the centuries-long existence of viticulture and winemaking in Georgia.
There is no place on Earth where wine is so interwoven into culture as it is in Georgia. Vine and the Human – merged into one is a historical event, while the result, achieved through their interactions is the beginning of the Georgian civilization. Over the centuries generations conveyed the tradition of wine – the divine drink, taste and scent of which comes from depths of millennia. The influence of vine culture can be traced in many fields of Georgian culture – folklore and polyphonic songs, mythology or poetry, architecture or fine art.
