The wine region of Kindzmarauli is located in the region of Kakheti of Georgia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Shaloshvili Cellar or the Domaine Khareba produce mainly wines red, sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Kindzmarauli are Saperavi, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Kindzmarauli often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or dried fruit.
We currently count 194 estates and châteaux in the of Kindzmarauli, producing 219 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Kindzmarauli go well with generally quite well with dishes .
‘When I started producing wine, the wineries were all in a very bad condition,’ said Askaneli Brothers president Gocha Chkhaidze, recalling the poor state of the Georgian wine industry shortly after the country declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. ‘There was inadequate sanitation, a lack of know-how and old-fashioned bottling lines. People were unable to make wine sustainably, vineyards were not sufficiently cared for, agronomists were unskilled and used to harvest the maximu ...
Tina Gellie, Content Manager and Regional Editor (Australia, South Africa, New Zealand & Canada) It was a big year of Decanter travel for me, heading to Napa and New York in June, South Africa in October and most recently a week each in Margaret River and South Australia. These trips have formed the basis of my festive selections. Christmas lunch on North Stradbroke Island (reunited with my family after four years, no thanks to Covid) always starts with oysters, followed by a bucket of prawn ...
Sixteen founding members launched the new ‘historical’ SuperTuscan wine committee in Florence last week. Paolo Panerai, of Castellare di Castellina, is president of the newly formed Comitato Historical Super Tuscans, with Davide Profeti, of San Felice, as vice-president. Piero Antinori, whose Tignanello and Solaia are some of the best-known SuperTuscans, is the committee’s honorary founder. The association has set its headquarters in Castelnuovo Berardenga, near Siena, and its foundi ...
