The best wines of Shida Kakheti

Discover the best wines of Shida Kakheti of Kakheti as well as the best winemakers of Shida Kakheti and estates of Shida Kakheti to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Shida Kakheti and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Shida Kakheti by region

Looking for a good wine of Shida Kakheti of Kakheti among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Shida Kakheti. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Shida Kakheti with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Shida Kakheti

See the top 100 best red wines of Shida Kakheti

Want to buy a red wine of Shida Kakheti cheap or sell a red wine of Shida Kakheti at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Shida Kakheti

Red wines from the region of Shida Kakheti go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in red wine of Shida Kakheti

  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Shida Kakheti

  • Saperavi

Discovering the wine region of Shida Kakheti

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.

We currently count 4 estates and châteaux in the of Shida Kakheti, producing 6 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Shida Kakheti go well with generally quite well with dishes .

Great white wines of Shida Kakheti

See the top 100 best white wines of Shida Kakheti

Want to buy a white wine of Shida Kakheti cheap or sell a white wine of Shida Kakheti at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Shida Kakheti

White wines from the region of Shida Kakheti go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in white wine of Shida Kakheti

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Shida Kakheti

  • Goruli Mtsvane
  • Khikhvi
  • Kisi
  • Rkatsiteli

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Shida Kakheti

A wine route planned in the region of Shida Kakheti? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Shida Kakheti.

Discover the grape variety: Khikhvi

A very old variety grown most often in Kakhetia (Georgia). It can also be found in Moldavia, Ukraine, Dagestan, Central Asia... almost unknown in France.

Great sparkling wines of Shida Kakheti

See the top 100 best sparkling wines of Shida Kakheti

Want to buy a sparkling wine of Shida Kakheti cheap or sell a sparkling wine of Shida Kakheti at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Shida Kakheti

Sparkling wines from the region of Shida Kakheti go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Shida Kakheti

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Shida Kakheti. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Shida Kakheti

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.94/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Shida Kakheti

  • Tavkveri
  • Chinuri
  • Goruli Mtsvane

The word of the wine: Caudalie

Unit of measurement corresponding to one second and allowing to quantify the aromatic persistence of a wine in mouth (length in mouth).

News from the vineyard of Shida Kakheti

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 ...

Group of winegrowers seeks UNESCO recognition for ungrafted vines

The Francs de Pied (Ungrafted Vines) group, which last met two weeks ago at Pasquet’s Liber Pater winery in the Graves, consists of a growing circle of vignerons who work with ungrafted vineyards planted to native varieties. The list includes Francs de Pied president Loïc Pasquet himself, vice-president Egon Müller (Mosel), and secretary Andrea Polidoro of Cupano (Montalcino) and Contrada Contro (Marche); as well as Gocha Chkhaidze of leading Georgian winery, Askaneli; Thibault Liger-Belair (Bur ...

Liv-ex lists top traded Champagnes amid rising prices

Surging demand for luxury Champagnes in the past two years appears to have changed the region’s profile on the secondary market, said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. ‘Once a relatively modest price performer, Champagne has become the best performer over the past one and two years,’ said Liv-ex in a new report published this week for members.  Its Champagne 50 index, featuring Krug, Cristal, Dom Pérignon, Salon and Taittinger Comtes de Champagne among others, has risen in value ...