Georgian Wine

The country of Georgia is confusing to many Americans.. since they share same name as state of Georgia (do they have any local winery in the state of Georgia ? I doubt it.. )

but, this country produces beautiful wines with their very own traditional way. I was fortunate enough to learn about this country and try their wines. so.. I could not not write about it. : )

FYI..

The country of Georgia gained its independence from Russia in 1991 and it is the northeastern neighbor of Turkey. now.. you know where this one cute wine producing country is.. If my memory leads me right, they also have about 5,000 years of history of making wines.. (correct me if I am wrong... )

Last year.. this clay bottle of Georgian wine at my local liquor store caught my eyes and came home with me to celebrate Thanksgiving dinner. I was surprised by it’s unique character and lovely taste.

Georgian sweet red wine made with late harvest from local Georgian grapes. (It comes in a traditional clay bottle as well as a regular glass wine bottle)

From wikipedia..

Khvanchkara is a naturally semi-sweet red wine made from the Alexandrouli & Mudzhuretuli grape varieties cultivated in the Khvanchkara vineyards, near the town of Ambrolauri in Racha region of western Georgia [4]. The Khvanchkara wine is one of the most popular Georgian semi-sweet wines. Along with Kindzmarauli, it was the favourite wine of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin[5][6]. It is of dark-ruby color. It contains 10.5 - 12.0% alcohol, 3 - 5 % sugar and has 5.0 - 7.0 % titrated acidity. The wine has been manufactured since 1907.

To me.. this wine was sweet and fruity with smooth finish.. It was great with cheese plate and bruschetta.

기회가 닿는데로, 그루지아라는 나라와 그들의 와인과 문화에 관해 더욱 알고싶어지게 만든 와인. 너무 향기롭고 귀엽다는 느낌이 들었던 맛! 한국에도 혹시 구할수 있다면, 추천하고싶은 와인