Wines made from Chinuri grapes of Shida Kakheti
Discover the best wines made with Chinuri as a single variety or as a blend of Shida Kakheti.
Lively, structured dry whites with a pale golden hue, a lean palate and sharp acidity, with delicate notes of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, pear, white flowers, fresh herbs and minerals. Also a pillar of Georgia's great traditional-method sparkling wines. Star of Kartli, often vinified in qvevri (buried clay jars). Native Georgian variety for dry and sparkling whites.
The wine region of Shida Kakheti is located in the region of Kakheti of Georgia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Guramishvili's Marani or the Domaine Lapati Wines produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Shida Kakheti are Goruli mtsvane, Khikhvi and Chinuri, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Shida Kakheti often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.