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the long inquisitive work of many generations about 500 grape
varieties have been bred in Georgia, among which special mention
should be made of Rkatsiteli, Saperavi, Mtsvane, Tsolikauri,
Cabernet, Chinuri, Aleqsandreuli, Khikhvi, etc.
There
are the most valuable commercial grape varieties that supply the
primary material, allowing the wine-makers to produce top-quality
Georgian wines of 60 brands known far beyond the Republic.
Grape
wine is a noble sunny drink, a symbol of friendship and peace from
time immemorial, while grape bunches and the grapevine are their
emblem. It is no accident that grape motifs predominate in
Georgian ornamental wood and stone carving, ceramics and metal
chasing, embroideries and carpets. In Georgia, the grapevine
is an object of special respect.
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Rkatsiteli
is the best and the most widespread grape variaty in Georgia. Bred
in Kakheti, it is now widely distributednall over the country.
Rkhtsiteli plays the unique role in the Rebublic's wine-making.
Blended with Mtsvane and other grape varieties, Rkatsiteli is
processed into the vintage wines of Tsinandali, Vazisubani,
Gurdjaani and many others.Apart from that, Rkatsiteli is used for
producing port, dessert wines and liqueurs. Rkatsiteli is also the
primary material for distilling the best Georgian brandies. as
well as into the ordinary table wines.
The
Mtsvane white grape is one of the best varieties cultivated in
Georgia. Bred in Manavi, it has been spread to the whole of
Kakheti.
Wines made of the Mtsvane grape variety are noted for their strong
and extremely pleasant aroma. It is invariably used for refining
white vintage wines.
Saperavi
is one of the oldest grape varieties cultivated in Georgia. Its
homeland is Kakheti. It took its name from the pigments contained
in its berries ("saperavi" in the Georgian language
means "pigment". Saperavi is the best representative in
the world assortment of red wine grape varieties.
The Saperavi grape variety is used for manufacturing the best
Georian red vintage wines-dry, semi-dry, naturally semi-sweet and
fortified dessert wines-such as Mukuzani, Kindzmarauli and others.
Kaberne
the world famous wine red grade of a grapes distributed almost in
all wine making countries. Within the limits of Georgia this it is
extreme high valuable grade, it is cultivated only in Kakheti
(district Teliani in Telavskom area) where it(he) has found the
second native land. Grade Kaberne for the first time was delivered
to Georgia directly from France in D. Dadiani's 1893. In
continuation of several years the grade was widely tested in
specific manors Tsinandali, Napareuli, Mukuzani and other places
of edge(territory). The wine is characterized by thin and gentle
taste with a bouquet of a violet, beautiful colouring of rich red
after long endurance(quotation) and the big durability, and also
suitability for sparkling wine materials and dessert strong
faults. In connection with that Kaberne has received the least
distribution to Georgia and not everywhere reveals the excellent
qualities, already for a long time it is established, that
basically from him(it) it is possible to prepare only for dining
rooms high-quality fault.
Alexandrouli
is the basic Racha a red grade of a grapes. This grade under the
right borrows(occupies) one of the first places among faults of
this type; production with strong aroma and excellent(different)
addition turns out both in Racha, and in Kakheti. Preliminary
results give us the basis to conclude, that grade Alexsandrouli in
Kakheti is given with fault of excellent quality. In these wines
are felt characteristic tone of cherry taste. Taste harmonious,
soft and even velvety. By our experiences, from grade
Alexsandrouli in Kakheti turn out natural-sweet high quality
fault. They are characterized by pleasant aroma, a substantial
extract and harmonious taste.
Chinuri
one of the basic Kartli grades of the grapes,
widespread(distributed) mainly in Gorian, Karelian, Mtskhetian and
Kaspi areas. A grade white, high-yielding. Has the big stability
against illnesses and wreckers, but weak cold constancy. The
grapes of grade Chinuri is used mainly on a place for a table and
for manufacture of ordinary faults. Now in the industry matters
only as high-quality wine material for champagnization and for
faults of local type, in view of his(its) big improving subtlety.
Dining rooms sustained fault of Kartli from grade Chinuri
green-straw color, pleasant and substantial taste, an easy and
harmonious body, gentle and graceful structure recently have
deserved general attention. On our researches, more high quality
fault turn out at manufacturing by the European way.
Ojaleshi
most anciant and most valuable of mingrelian and lechkhumi red
wine grades of a grapes. Leaves of average size, oval or nearly so
rounded. The general form of a cluster cylindrical-conical. The
Berry almost black, average size, a thin skin rather thick, it is
easy separated from pulp; rather juicy and fleshy. Berries in
bunch frequently ripen non-uniformly, that is a characteristic
attribute of grade Ojaleshi. In production Ojaleshi long since it
is used for preparation of natural semisweet faults. The last
century from this grade the glorified prirodno-sweet wine becoming
first from time vintage wine of Georgia was produced. In
prirodno-sweet wines due to the insignificant rests of sugar
normal and pleasant softness, velvetiness and a harmonicity which
put forward these fault in numbers(lines) in the best red faults
not only in our republic, but also in other countries is observed.
The grade of grapes Ojaleshi is characterized dark ruby by color,
vigorous taste, pleasant sweet and normal extract content. The
grade concerns to number of the grades giving qualitative wine
materials for reception easy natural-sweet of faults.
The
vine-growers of Imeretia (Western Georgia) cultivate mostly the Tsolikauri,
Tsitska, Krakhuna, Chinuri, Goruli-Mtsvane and Pinogrape varieties
which are the top-class raw materials for the manufacture of
high-quality table wines, champagne and dessert wines and
liqueurs. Imereti with its huge vineyards is one of the principal
high-quality wine-making regions of Georgia. The most wide-spread
locally produced wines are Tsolikauri, Tvishi.
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