Wines made from Saperavi grapes of Georgia
Discover the best wines made with Saperavi as a single variety or as a blend of Georgia.
More informations about the variety Saperavi
Originally from Georgia - Kakhetie region - where it has been cultivated for a long time. This variety is found in many countries such as Russia, Bulgaria, the Caucasus and Crimean republics, etc. Care should be taken not to confuse it with others, which are admittedly quite similar, but which bear the name Saperavi, generally followed by another name. In France, the "real Saperavi" is practically unknown, it is however registered since November 2012 in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.
More informations about the wines of Georgia
Georgia (the Eurasian nation, not the American state) is one of the oldest wine-producing countries in the world. The main wine varieties favored in Georgia are the red Saperavi and the white Rkatsiteli. These are the classic varieties of the former Soviet republics, from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan to Moldova">Moldova and Ukraine. A number of other long-established varieties are widely grown in the country.
What are the typical flavors of the Saperavi grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 64% of Saperavi
- Black fruitPresent in 58% of Saperavi
- OakPresent in 44% of Saperavi
- EarthPresent in 41% of Saperavi
- SpicesPresent in 32% of Saperavi
- Non oakPresent in 30% of Saperavi
- Dried fruitPresent in 25% of Saperavi
- MicrobioPresent in 20% of Saperavi
- FloralPresent in 7% of Saperavi
- Tree fruitPresent in 7% of Saperavi
- Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Saperavi
- CherryPresent in 5% of Saperavi
- OakyPresent in 4% of Saperavi
- BlackberryPresent in 4% of Saperavi
- Red fruitPresent in 4% of Saperavi
- PepperPresent in 3% of Saperavi
- EarthyPresent in 3% of Saperavi
- LeatherPresent in 3% of Saperavi
- VanillaPresent in 3% of Saperavi
- VegetalPresent in 3% of Saperavi
News about the grape variety Saperavi
What the Decanter team is drinking this Christmas
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 ...
Moldovan winery creates ‘Freedom Blend’ to support Ukrainian refugees
The ‘Freedom Blend’blend uses a combination of indigenous grape varieties from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to symbolise and celebrate freedom in those countries. Purcari is located just 15 miles from the Ukrainian border. It has turned its luxury suites, tasting rooms and conferences rooms into emergency accommodation, housing more than 5,000 people that have fled war-torn Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion. The award-winning winery – which claimed best-in-show, platinum an ...
Georgia’s indigenous grapes: reviving hidden treasures
‘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 ...