Georgia is the cradle of wine, arguably the greatest viticultural region of the world, and following our Buying Trip to Georgia last year, we are delighted to bring you these superlative wines from one of Georgia’s finest winemakers – Giorgi Solomnishvili. His winery is situated in Telavi in the Khaketi wine region, where he produces outstanding small batch wines. His production is small, between 20000-25000 bottles per year. His wines are produced from the Saperavi grape, one of the most versatile of noble varietals that can grow in both hot and cool conditions, with the ability to produce a huge array of different styles – a teinturier varietal that can be described a...
The Wine Merchant Magazine, Tried and Tested, June 2023: "Giorgi Solomnishvili is one of Georgia's most admired winemakers, achieving great things with Saperavi, aka "the Mabec of the Caucasus". Matured in qvevri and then oak barrels, this example has refined forest fruit and sweet spice, but also some loveable rustic edges. Solomnishvili's advice? "Drink - life is short."