Protected Designations of Origin

Georgia is divided into 6 viticulture zones, where the local vine varieties and winemaking methods are varied accordingly. Total size of vineyards – 45 000 ha.

There are 20 appellations of Origin, 15 are located in Kakheti region - eastern part of Georgia, two in Kartli and in single zone for Imereti, Racha and Lechkhumi accordingly. Wines of Appellations of Origin are the subject of strict control procedures and are regulated from vineyards till the wine sales. At OIV 18 GI (DO) regions for the wine are registered. Competent Organizations for PDO and PGI examination:

Tsinandali (Kakheti)

Tsinandali – is a dry white wine. It is made wine Grape varieties of Rkatsiteli and Kakhetian Mtsvane. The wine is characterized by its light straw color, and its harmonious, refined and developed bouquet and specific varietal aroma. The micro-zone is located in Kakheti region, on the right bank of the river Alazani.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Telavi	Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane	White	Dry

Gurjaani (Shida Kakheti)

Gurjaani – is a dry white wine. The Gurjaani wine is characterized by a light straw color, harmonious, full bodied and refined taste with varietal specific aromas and well developed bouquet. It is made Rkatsiteli grape variety. The micro-zone includes the villages of Shida Kakheti in the middle part of the river Alazani.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Gurjaani	Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane	White	Dry

Vazisubani (Alazani)

Vazisubani – is a dry white wine. It is characterized by a light straw color, harmonious taste and cheerful, developed bouquet with floral tones. The Vazisubani wine is made of Rkatsiteli and Kakhetian Mtsvane Grape varieties, with complete fermentation with the must. The micro-zone is located in the middle part of the Alazani River.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Gurjaani	Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane	White	Dry

Manavi (Kakheti/Gare Kakheti)

Manavi - is a dry white wine. The wine is characterized by colors ranging light straw to straw, with a greenish tint, gentle taste, and harmonious and delicate fruity tones, varietal specific aromas and developed bouquet. The wine is made the Kakhetian Mtsvane grape variety, and the use of about 15% of the Rkatsiteli variety is allowed. The micro-zone is located in Gare Kakheti.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Sagarejo	Kakhuri Mtsvane, Rkatsiteli	White	Dry

Kardenakhi (Kakheti/Gurjaani)

Kardenakhi - is a fortified white wine. The wine is characterized by an amber color, varietal specific aroma, harmonious honey fragrance. It is made Rkatsiteli, Khikhvi and Kakhuri Mtsvane Grape varieties by leaving behind the crushed grapes and fermentation with must in the process. The micro-zone is located within the territory of the village of Kardenakhi of the Gurjaani district in Kakheti.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Gurjaani	Rkatsiteli,Kakhuri Mtsvane, Khikhvi	White	Fortified

Tibaani (Kakheti/Shida)

Tibaani – is a dry white wine. It is characterized by a dark amber color, sort-specific aroma, well-defined and extracted bouquet, velvety taste and raisin tones. The wine is made the Rkatsiteli grape variety with total fermentation on the skins using traditional Kakhetian methods. The micro-zone is located in Shida Kakheti, the eastern part of the right side of the Alazani Valley.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Sighnaghi	Rkatsiteli	White	Dry

Napareuli

Napareuli – are dry white and dry red wines. The white wine is made of Rkatsiteli and the wine is light straw-colored, with a well-defined bouquet and wild flower tone. The red wine is made of Saperavi and distinguished by dark red color, varietal specific aroma, velvety with well-developed bouquet. The micro-zone is located in the upper part of the Alazani River, on the left bank.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Telavi	Rkatsiteli,Saperavi	Red	Dry

Kotekhi

Kotekhi – are white and red dry wines. The white wine is made of Rkatsiteli grape variety with complete fermentation of the must. It is characterized by a light straw color, varietal specific aromas, and pleasant taste. The red wine is made of Saperavi grape variety, with complete fermentation of the must. It is characterized by its red color and varietal aroma with pleasant velvety taste. The micro-zone is located in the middle stream of the Alazani River, on the right bank.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Gurjaani	Rkatsiteli,Saperavi	Red, White	Dry

Kindzmarauli (Kvareli/Shida Kakheti)

Kindzmarauli – is a naturally semi-sweet red wine. The wine is characterized by a dark garnet red color, harmonious taste with full, velvety, delicate, pleasant sweetness, fruit tones and varietal aroma. The wine is made of Saperavi grape variety. The micro-zone is located in Shida Kakheti, Kvareli region.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Kvareli	Saperavi	Red	Semi-sweet

Akhasheni (Kakheti/Akhasheni)

Akhasheni – is a naturally semi-sweet red wine. It is characterized by a dark-pomegranate color, harmonious taste, velvety sweetness, fruit tones and varietal aromas. It is made the Saperavi grape variety. The Akhasheni micro-zone is located in Shida Kakheti region, in the middle belt of the Alazani River.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Gurjaani	Saperavi	Red	Semi-sweet

Kvareli (Kakheti/Kvareli)

Kvareli – is a red white wine. It is characterized by dark red color, varietal aromas, balance and a distinctive bouquet. It is made of Saperavi grape variety, with complete fermentation with the must. The micro-zone is located in Kakheti, Kvareli region, on the left bank of the Alazani River.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Kvareli	Saperavi	Red	Dry

Mukuzani (Shida Kakheti, Gurjaani)

Mukuzani – is a dry red wine. It is characterized by a dark pomegranate color, full bodied taste, harmonious, velvety, delicate, well-expressed variety specific aromas and bouquet, and high-extract flavors. It is made Saperavi grape variety. The micro-zone is located in Shida Kakheti, Gurjaani district, on the right bank of the Alazani River gorge.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Gurjaani	Saperavi	Red	Dry

Teliani (Kakheti)

Teliani – is a dry red wine. It is characterized by a dark red color, pure varietal specific aromas and a spicy, harmonious, developed bouquet. The wine is made the Cabernet Sauvignon grape variety, cultivated in a Teliani zone in the territory between Kisiskhevi and Vantiskhevi with complete must fermentation. The micro-zone is located in Kakheti, in the middle belt of the Alazani River.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Telavi	Cabernet Sauvignon	Red	Dry

Kakheti

Kakheti – is a dry white wine. It is characterized by an amber colour, fruit aroma, pleasant taste, velvety and harmonious. It is made of Rkatsiteli and Kakhetian Mtsvane Grape varieties, with fermentation with the must. The micro-zone is located in the basin of the Alazani and Iori Rivers.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti		Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane	White	Dry

Saperavi Khashmi (Kakheti/Gare Kakheti)

Saperavi Khashmi – is a dry red wine. This wine was made in a special wine-growing area in Khashmi. Flawless, microbiologically healthy, body-minded, velvety and harmonious, with distinctly expressed varietal aroma;. The wine is made from saperavi, a type of grapevine that grows on the left embankment of the Iori river.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kakheti	Sagarejo	Saperavi	red	Dry

Atenuri (Kartli/Shida Kartli)

Atenuri – is a white sparkling wine. It is characterized by straw color, harmonious taste, fruity tones, and energetic flavor. It is made of Chinuri and Gori Mtsvane Grape varieties. The Aligote grape variety is also allowed. The micro-zone is located in Shida Kartli, in the Gori administrative district.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Shida Kartli	Gori	Chinuri, Goruli Mtsvane, Aligoté	White	Sparkling

Bolnisi (Kartli/kvemo Kartli)

Bolnisi – can be White, amber, roséer red. Wine from the Bolnisi micro-zone, located in Kvemo Kartli, Bolnisi municipality at the height of 570 m above the sea level on the territory between the coordinates 40° 10∋ –41° 45∋'north latitude and 43° 28∋ – 44° 45∋east longitude.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Kvemo Kartli	Bolnisi	Rkatsiteli, Chinuri, Goruli Mtsvane, Saperavi, Tavkveri, Shavkapito, Asuretuli Shavi	White, amber, rosé, red	Dry

Khvanchkara (Racha)

Khvanchkara – is a naturally semi-sweet red wine. It is characterized by a dark red color; harmonious taste; velvety, pleasant flavor; fruit tones and varietal aroma. Khvanchkara is a high-quality naturally semi-sweet red wine. It is made the Aleksandreuli and Mujuretuli grape varieties. The micro-zone is located in Racha, in the Ambrolauri district.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Racha	Ambrolauri	Aleksandrouli, Mujuretuli	Red	Semi-sweet

Tvishi (Lechkhumi)

Tvishi – is a dry to semi-sweet wine. The wine is characterized by light straw to straw color; a tender, delicate, harmonious taste; fruity tones; varietal aroma and pleasant sweetness. It is made the Tsolikouri grape variety, with incomplete fermentation of the must. The vine growing micro-zone is located in Lechkhumi, Tsageri district, on the right bank of the Rioni River.

Region	Municipality	Grape varieties	Color	Type
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti	Tsageri	Tsolikauri	White	Semi-sweet

Sviri (Imereti)

Sviri – is a dry white wine. It is characterized by a dark straw-yellowish tint, fruity tones, developed and extracted fruit bouquet, harmonious. The wine is made Tsolikouri and Tsitska grape varieties. Krakhuna grape variety with fermentation with the must. The Sviri micro-zone is located in the Imereti region, on the left bank of the Kvirila River.