The regions of Georgia
Choose a region to read about its wines and explore the smaller growing areas within it.
- 01Adjara GuriaNo producers listed yetAdjara and Guria are separate winegrowing areas in Georgia. Both grow Chkhaveri, a pinkish-violet grape that can ripen as late as November or December in humid Guria. Adjara has a very wet Black Sea coast and a drier interior, with vineyards from near sea level to 500 metres.
- 02Imereti2 producersThe Imereti wine region extends from the Likhi Range towards the Kolkheti lowlands in western-central Georgia. Vineyards occupy river valleys and hills. Tsolikouri, Tsitska and Krakhuna are important white grapes, and traditional wines are made in buried earthenware vessels called churi, the local name for qvevri.
- 03Kakheti4 producersKakheti is a wine region in Georgia, divided into Shida Kakheti and Gare Kakheti. Vineyards occupy the Alazani and Iori basins. Rkatsiteli and Saperavi are important grapes, and producers use both conventional cellar methods and traditional qvevri, large earthenware vessels buried in the ground.
- 04Kartli2 producersKartli is a Georgian wine region around the Mtkvari and its tributary basins, with vineyards across hills, valleys and uplands in a cooler, more continental climate than Kakheti's. Chinuri is a notable white grape, while Tavkveri appears in bright rosés and light reds, made using both traditional and European winemaking.
- 05Other producers7 producersThese Georgian producers have no more specific region listed.
- 06Racha Lechkhumi1 producerForest covers much of Georgia's Racha Lechkhumi wine region, with roughly 1,600 hectares of vines on the slopes of the Rioni valley and its tributaries. It makes dry reds and whites as well as medium-sweet wines: Khvanchkara is a red from lower Racha, and Tvishi is a white from Lechkhumi.