Imereti runs from Georgia's Likhi Range toward the Kolkheti lowlands. The Rioni and Kvirila rivers cut through vineyard country of rolling hills and valleys, with mountains covering much of the region. Humid conditions, cold winters and dry, hot summers vary with local soils and climates, so wines can differ markedly across Imereti. Tsolikouri, Tsitska and Krakhuna are the region's main white grapes. Its dry whites are associated with citrus, green apple, white flowers and mineral notes, with moderate body, fresh acidity and lower tannin than many eastern Georgian styles. Traditional wines are made in buried earthenware vessels called churi or qvevri, using fewer grape skins, seeds and stems than in Kakhetian practice. Sviri is a protected designation of origin for dry whites made with Tsolikouri, Tsitska and Krakhuna.
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Producer profiles
Producer profiles
Every producer profiled in Imereti so far.
- Baia's WineBaia, Gvantsa and Giorgi Abuladze grow local Imereti grapes in Obcha, Georgia, and ferment them in buried clay vessels called qvevri.
- Giorgi NatenadzeWild-foraged, qvevri-fermented wines from the Meskheti highlands of southern Georgia, made from grape varieties lost to Ottoman destruction and recovered by Natenadze over more than a decade of mountain forest searching.