GEORGIAN BLENDED WINES Part One Blended wines are those wines that are made Rkatsiteli Mtsvane Kakhuri Khikhvi from two or more grape varieties. There are several PDOs and varietal wines in Georgia that are composed of various grapes. This infographic represents the most prominent Georgian blended wines. The rst part of the infographic overviews the PDO wines, while the second part of it will describe varietal wines. PDO Wines Tsinandali Manavi Gurjaani and Vazisubani Kardenakhi Georgia's most prominent white PDO wine that is a blend of Although the name of Manavi is These two Kakhetian PDOs are made from According to the wine regulations, Kardenakhi is two Kakhetian varietals Rkatsiteli and Mtsvane Kakhuri. The usually associated with Mstvane Rkatsiteli varietal and are often blended with a fortied wine that is made from three varietals blend is 80-85% Rkatsiteli and the balance is Mtsvane Kakhuri. Kakhuri varietal, according to the Mtsvane Kakhuri grape as well. The regulations Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane Kakhuri and Kikhvi The latter adds a nesse to this wine delivering a nose of regulations, blending it with a allow up to 15% of Kakhuri Mtsvane in these making this wine quite vigorous, full-bodied and peaches. If oak-aged, the wine shows the notes of dried certain percentage of Rkatsiteli is wines. orange colored with the impressive aromas of apricots and sweet spices. also permitted. honey and dried fruits. Chinuri Goruli Mtsvane ouli Aleksandr Atenuri This sparkling PDO wine is usually made by blending two varietals from Kartli region Chinuri and Goruli Mstvane. In the past, however, Budeshuri grape also used to be added to this wine. In Soviet times, Aligote grape was used to make Atenuri wine. Sviri Khvanchkara Nowadays, this legendary According to the red semi-sweet wine regulations, this Imeretian from Racha region is a PDO wine is made from etuli Mujur blend of only two grape three Imeratian white grape varietals Mujuretuli and varieties Tsolikouri, Tsitska Aleksandrouli. However, and Krakhuna with other grapes, such as Tsolikouri accounting for the Kapistoni, Saperavi, etc., highest percentage of the were also added to mix, Tsitska and Krakhuna Khvanchkara wine in the making up the rest. past and it was called Dondglabi grape was also Kipiani's Wine at the added to Sviri wine in the time. past. Besides, the wine used to be blended with red varietals, with Otskhanuri Sapere, for example, to give it a little bit of color. a sitsk huna T solikouri ak T r K The author (Also Rkatsiteli photo): Malkhaz Kharbedia Photos: Guram Tsibakhashvili © Georgian Wine Club Design: Tamaz chkhaidze.