Estate at Vazisubani with 35 hectares of vineyard planted to Saperavi, Rkatsiteli, Kisi, Khikhvi and Mtsvane, fermenting in qvevri, with a hotel and restaurant on the grounds.
Address: Vazisubani, Gurjaani 1504, Kakheti, Georgia
Gurjaani estate at Zegaani working only Saperavi, bottled as Mukuzani and under the Zegaani label, fermented in qvevri and aged in either qvevri or oak.
Tip: The estate bottles only in years it judges strong, so the range on the table changes from visit to visit.
Gurjaani family winery on David Guramishvili Street, registered as Gurjaani Wine Cellar, with wine, qvevri bottlings, sparkling, chacha and brandy in the range.
Vachnadziani cellar fermenting in qvevri by the Kakhetian method, with two fortified wines and two chachas, one of them eight years in oak.
Tip: Book a day ahead and the tasting comes with a full Georgian table rather than the standard plate of snacks.
Gurjaani marani working in buried qvevri, with awards from the Georgian wine association competitions listed on its own site.
Gurjaani estate at Zegaani working only Saperavi, bottled as Mukuzani and under the Zegaani label, fermented in qvevri and aged in either qvevri or oak.
Tip: The estate bottles only in years it judges strong, so the range on the table changes from visit to visit.
Gurjaani family winery on David Guramishvili Street, registered as Gurjaani Wine Cellar, with wine, qvevri bottlings, sparkling, chacha and brandy in the range.
Vachnadziani cellar fermenting in qvevri by the Kakhetian method, with two fortified wines and two chachas, one of them eight years in oak.
Tip: Book a day ahead and the tasting comes with a full Georgian table rather than the standard plate of snacks.
Gurjaani marani working in buried qvevri, with awards from the Georgian wine association competitions listed on its own site.
Akhmeta winery at Zemo Khodasheni producing qvevri, red, white and sparkling wine plus chacha, and the partner behind the restored Alaverdi Monastery cellar.
Monastery cellar at Alaverdi where monks work an eleventh century qvevri cellar, restored in 2006 with Badagoni, bottling under the Since 1011 label.
