Royal Khvanchkara has 25 hectares across four Racha villages and makes naturally semi-sweet red and white wines.
The producer
Royal Khvanchkara dates a new development stage to 2015. During the period that followed, Soviet-era winemaking equipment was replaced with modern machinery. Winemaker Lado Uzunashvili stands behind the wines and represents the eleventh generation of his family’s winemaking tradition. He developed his knowledge in France, Japan, Australia and Georgia before sharing that experience across the wider Royal Khvanchkara team.
Known for
Naturally semi-sweet red and white wines
Notable facts
The company developed modern vineyard-care programs and retrained local personnel.
David Iselidze works alongside Lado Uzunashvili as a Royal Khvanchkara winemaker.
From the atlas
Royal Khvanchkara
A Racha producer shaped by post-2015 development, named winemakers and naturally semi-sweet red and white wines.
At A Glance
Region
Racha, Georgia
Vineyard holding
25 hectares
Vineyard villages
Sadmelis Chala, Koveli, Tola and Chkvishi
Winemakers
Lado Uzunashvili and David Iselidze
2022 wines
Khvanchkara, Usakhelauri and Tvishi
The Producer
The current winery opened in 2001 on the grounds of the original Kipiani wine factory. Production remained small until 2015. During the period that followed, Soviet-era winemaking equipment was replaced with modern machinery.
The estate has 25 hectares of its own vineyards across the Racha villages of Sadmelis Chala, Koveli, Tola and Chkvishi. Royal Khvanchkara characterizes the vineyards as biodynamic and the winemaking as low-intervention, with grapes picked by hand.
Winemaker Lado Uzunashvili represents the eleventh generation of his family’s winemaking tradition. He developed his knowledge in France, Japan, Australia and Georgia before sharing that experience with the Royal Khvanchkara team. David Iselidze works alongside him as another winemaker.
Wines
Khvanchkara is a naturally semi-sweet red composed of 60% Aleksandrouli and 40% Mujuretuli. Its aromas cover strawberry, raspberry, other berries and herbaceous notes.
Usakhelauri is a single-variety, naturally semi-sweet red. Black plum, cherry, blackcurrant and liquorice form its aroma register.
Tvishi is a naturally semi-sweet white made from Tsolikouri, with aromas of green apple, apricot and tropical fruit. Khvanchkara, Usakhelauri and Tvishi each appear as 2022 wines in the named range.