The CRADLE of WINE - GEORGIA QVEVRI WINE Tasting
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I have used this glass in this Video: RIEDEL Performance Riesling.
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
2020 Rtvelisi Rkatsiteli Qvevri Kakheti:
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2019 Jusos Kisi from Kakheti:
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2019 Georgian Qvevri Crazy Amber Goruli Mtsvane Kartli
2017 Mareli Winery Saperavi Red Wine Kakheti
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60 - 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.
50 - 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.
Georgia is happening right now. The wine world is talking about this country that has been producing wine in a very archaic way for millennia. The oldest wine artifacts are pottery jars with traces of wine. They were found in Georgia and the oldest one dates back to 5,980 BC - roughly 8,000 years ago! But that a country has been producing wine for a long time does not necessarily mean, that it produces great wine.
You know, before the Georgian jars were discovered the oldest wine artifacts were found in Iran - not a great wine country today… The long history was only one of the reasons why I wanted to go there. It was also because I wanted to understand their wines better. When someone asks me what my favorite wine is I usually answer that it is constantly changing and most of the time it is my latest discovery. A grape variety, region, or winemaking country that I did not know before.
I thought Georgia might be that, so I jumped on the plane when I got the chance and traveled to the cradle of wine.
Georgia lies between Russia and Turkey, on the border between Europe and Asia and is a beautiful country. It is mountainous and has great forests that harbor bears and the food is delicious. They like to eat fresh vegetables, meat, and fish and I never left a table not feeling like I overate. The climate is diverse. The west is subtropical, humid and moderate in temperature, while the east is dry and continental with hot summers and cool winters. There are 1,600 wineries making wine on 55.000 hectares of vineyards. That is roughly half of the vineyard area in Bordeaux. The vineyards are split up between 10 wine-growing regions. The most important one is Kakheti covering roughly 70 % of the vineyards and producing around 80% of Georgia's wine.
The one thing that Georgia is the most famous for, however, is its way of producing wine. Not all of their wine but a significant share is made in an archaic way … maybe the same way the wine in those 8,000-year-old jars were made.
Georgia holds a special place in my heart as it’s where my professional wine career started. It’s amazing to see the diversity of qvevri producers just in the last ten years. It’s also amazing how quickly hygiene in qvevri wines have improved in recent years.
I love Rkatsiteli and it reminds me of Ribolla Gialla in structure when macerated. My favorite Georgian white grape may be the rare Goruli Mtsvane. Great that you featured one.
I love Saperavi and while Kakheti is the most known region, I love Imereri in the West and the red grape Otskanuri Sapere. Nice job KB!!
Thanks
I have found a Georgian red wine (£17) in my local convenient shop, it's called Mukuzani and made from Separavi grapes. It's sold in a cute amphora and it's very nice, in fact I keep buying again and again. I'll try some more in the future. Thanks for this video ❣️
I try it when i visit Georgia and along Kindzmarauli is my favorite!!!!
As a Georgian I am very happy to see a video about Georgian wines.It's right, It's harder to make a good red qvevri wine. I think now is the time, when qvevri wines evolve and are looking for the right and best way to become really amazing. Have a question for Konstantin, did you taste better qvevri wines when being in Georgia than in this video?
I absolutely love Georgian 🇬🇪 wines. The wine bar I frequent in Seattle, WA area actually has a section DEDICATED to Georgia 🇬🇪
Hello Konstantin,
Your reviews are highly enjoyable and informative. I find that of all wine reviewers online I tend to agree with what you have to say more than most. I do wonder on this video in particular why residual sugar is not mentioned. We're these all dry wines? Semi Sweet? I am very curious to know. I have subscribed. Thank you.
Thank you for your interest in Georgian wines.
However, there are much better options on the market, I would rather highlight Morcheuli, Solomon, tiko estate. These wines are definitely above 90 points.
Hey man i visit your country last year and i was blown away, a trip that really went beyond my expectation, what an amazing country. By the way i fall in love with Kindzmarauli, Mukuzani both qvevri and Tvishi. I hope to come back there as soon as possible, by by from Italia!!!!!!
Just an old sweet song...Georgian and Moldovan Saperavi wines are some of my favorite! Have also started trying some from the New York Finger Lakes region.
my friend saperavi is Georgian wine, Moldova just bought the copyrights to it
@@user-gq2cj4op8k I know. I still like both.
Just received 7 bottles of Pheasant's Tears 2020 Rkatsiteli. I shall be spreading the word of qvevri wine among my friends and family!!
We had a bottle of Saperavi from the Guardian Wine House in Katherine, Georgia. We enjoyed it…it was the label that stood out when we bought it.
Thank you for covering this wine! Been waiting for someone to promote the world's oldest winemaking region, with some of the best wines and winemaking traditions, especially qvevri style.
A very interesting taste test. I've never had a wine from Georgia. Thanks for expanding our wine horizon.
Thank you for giving a broader perspective on Georgian amber wines. Definitelly Georgian qvevri/amber wines taste unusual to western palate. That is why it was extra special to hear an opinion from a professional with a refined taste on these rustic and sometimes as they call it - "hipster" wines. Thank you for being cool and adventurous to bring it out to wider public. Cheers or Gaumarjos as we say it in Georgia 🥂
Thank you Konstantin, great video as always! Also thank you for covering Georgian wines and specifically Amber wine. I think longer videos like this where you cover a specific region or a winemaking style are extremely interesting, I wish we see more of these in the future. Thanks again and keep going!
The German restaurant my wife and I go to serves some Georgian wine. They have a Kvareli that i will occasionally get. Your description of that last red is exactly how I would describe it, except I don’t have your wine vocabulary! It’s not an easy drinker for sure and you need a very heavy dish with it. Love your channel!
It's cool you are trying these type of wines :-)
More! Bravo.
Tony
I've tasted Rkatsitelli from the Finger Lakes/Konstantin Frank,; made conventionally it was quite good, moderately fruity with good acid structure.
I sell a lot of the Konstantin Frank Rkatsitelli at the sushi bar I work at. They also make an amber version I would love to try. Dr. Konstantin Frank also have a Saperavi, interestingly enough. I loved it! It was intense and funky, but evolved very interestingly throughout the evening, one of the most unforgettable reds I've tasted.
My favorite wines from Georgia they are the best! Thank you from Ukraine 🙏
Nice! Finally I see a bottle that I have also tried LOL! Thanks Konstantin 🙏🏻🍷👌🏻
They also make great teas. They made tea for the USSR and it was terrible, after the collapse of the Soviet Union the tea plantations we left to ruin, however now they have programs to encourage their development, and now there are some amazing teas being produced. The original plants came from China in the 1800’s.
Thank you Konstantin, as a georgian i'm so happy that you made that video ❤️
Thanks for the interesting information! I've tried wines from all four grape varieties you mentioned. I do love Kisi and Mtsvane. But Gergian wine is like a lottery - you never knows what's in the bottle))
Now that's a tasting I can get behind! I just had a qvevri wine last week, it's always an interesting experience.
I love qvevri wine! When we were in Georgia we had been drinking so much different local wine: kisi, khikhvi, semi-sweet tvishi, rkatsiteli late harvest, sparkling, red otskhanuri sapere and tavkveri. So many different beautiful wines 😀
I love Georgian wine. It’s probably my favorite wine.
Nice that you took a very little bit of time to focus on Georgian Wines. After doing business there for the past year, I can confidently state that there are very few wines that compare to ORGANIC GEORGIAN WINES!
I've enjoyed a few bottles of the 2019 Vinoterra Saperavi this year. Not particularly grippy, silky like a mature well balanced brunello with rhone characteristics. Glad to see this video, needs a part 2.
Great video as always, a Georgian wine is definitely on my list to get with my next purchase unfortunately good ones are a bloody pain to procure in the UK these days
Yes! Great introduction into qvevri wines. Hope it doesn't get too popular.
I think it will be really good idea to taste Greek wines. Greece has a long history in making wine. The best greek wines are made out of Greek varieties of grapes. The best and most aveliable ones are made out of the varieties AGIORGITIKO, RODITIS, KSINOMABRO, MALAGOYZIA, MABRODAFNI, ASIRTIKO, ATHIRI, LIATIKO, MABROTRAGANO.
Konstantin, thank you for producing this video. It answered my prior question I had about opening wax capped bottles. Very helpful
I hope to find some Georgian wines soon
Thank you great video as always!! Homemade pinot part 2 coming?
Can't wait to go to the wine festivals in tblisi in May
My tasting crew tried wines from Georgia and Armenia a few years ago. Many were earthy, not in a good way, and some were funky which for me is worse. We just gave it another try last month and wow, what an improvement. I would say that two of the wines had some earth notes but the improvement was startling. I would say that the Areni grape from Armenia was my favorite. We often talk about New World and Old World wines but these wines are from the real old Old World. Most of our wines were from the 2017 and 2018 vintages. I did feel that some of the wines would have shown better with another year or two of cellar time as the nose was sometimes quite shy, but that is just a feeling I got from the wines, I don't know these varieties anywhere near well enough to really have strong opinions. The wines were a lot of fun.
The production date is nice to see. The only other producer I know who does this with every botte is Fattoria La Vialla. My personal favourite wine producer from Italy.
Thank you for another excellent presentation. Konstantin, when will we have the pleasure of seeing you evaluate wines from Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico?
Have been waiting for this. 🎈 👍
Interesting. For a taste of rural Georgia listen to Trio Mandili.....Kakuri. Beautiful countryside and lovely voices.
Just tasted my first Georgian wine and loved it. Very different from my usual!
Georgian wines were my introduction to "orange" wine. Love them!, but most times when I've brought a bottle to a party, the responses have been, mixed at best 🤷♂. They're definitely not for everyone.
If you get the chance to try it the Prince Alexander Chavchavadze Saperavi is one of the best wines I’ve ever tried. The complexity is off the charts and only retails for aroun $85
I actually have a bottle of Nine Oaks Estate Saperavi qvevri wine (2018 1200 bottles made) and it's going to be interesting to compare my bottle to the red qvevri wine you tried in this video. The only qvevri wine I've had so far has been the Nine Oaks Estate Khikhvi 2018 and it was interesting for sure. Had that intense orange color like the Georgian Qvevri Crazy Amber Goruli Mtsvane Kartli you had in this video. Definitely very different from anything I've had before, and it made me want to try more as after having that bottle. I bought a bottle of Orgo Rkatsiteli 2019 which is the more intense type with 13% ABV but I haven't tried that one yet. Not sure when I will drink that one, but I've read that the vines are 50+ years old which should allow that bottle to age well.
I loved the Nine Oaks Khikhvi! Pretty available where I live in Nebraska. Paired it with pork and cabbage rolls in a broth and it was superb. Georgia, Hungary, and Northeast Italy/Slovenia make the best amber wines, I think.
@@robinmendoza-robinson8160 Khikhvi is a rare grape variety just like Kisi. I really love the color of that wine and as I said its taste is so different from other wines. Nice to see another Nebraskan here! Wall to Wall in Papillion sells those as does Wine, Beer and Spirits in Lincoln the latter which I found out in the last week. I bought mine at WTW months ago and I found the Orgo Amber wine in Minneapolis. If you want one of the best Slovenian Amber wines, it's called Zorjan’s Dolium Muscat Ottonel but I haven't found it locally. Although I found articles from 2020 calling it the best Amber wines in the world.
@@robinmendoza-robinson8160 I found Tchotiashvili Kisi Rcheuli Qvevri 2016 which had 240 days of skin contact which is nearly 8 months! I found this wine at Luka's in Overland Park KS. Just look in the misc white wine aisle and you'll see it pretty quickly. Just thought I'd let you know as I'm very excited to try this one out!
God I have waited for this video. I love Amber orange wines ever since my vacation in Ukraine and Georgia. In my opinion everyone should try amber orange wines before they make up their opinion about orange wines.
Great you try some diferent unknown country´s,thank you for that and keep it up plz.When will you get round to Brazillian wine´s ?
I love the way he throws the cork to the sh*t house.
Great video Konstantin.
At long last! So exciting!!
Thank you Konstantyn to showcase Georgian wines, especially qvevri style who are extremely interesting, this is the reason I showcase them in my project for free. You will find some amazing small producers of this beautiful wines.
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I’ve started buying Georgian wines since I found out they were the first to start making wine
About the only Georgian Qvevri style wine I'm able to find locally is "Pheasant's Tears". Unfiltered, amber, made from the mtsvane grape. To me it has the taste of a Riesling late harvest without the sugar. Buy it when I see it, which is not often.
I think we need some serious review of the wines from the "stans" (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) and central Asia in general.
You inspired me... again... I've ordered a Khikhvi Qvevri and a Saperavi from my wine pusher.
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Thank you for these episodes with some background information about wine growing regions. They are the best! With the recent focus on amber/orange wines, I was wondering why the fruit notes tend to match the color of the wine. Why does amber wine taste like orange peel, apricots etc and green wine like apples, pears etc? Is there a chemical reason? Or a psychological? Would love to see an episode about this... could not find much via google.
It could be psychological and chemical but I don’t know myself
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine the reason is that the soil is knon for growing nuts and fruits which are staples for many Georgian sauces for food.
Great overview of Georgian wines.
Recent subscriber here Have you done the same with Hungarian wines?
Thank you for your interest in Georgian wines.
However, there are much better options on the market, I would rather highlight Morcheuli, Solomon, tiko estate. These wines are definitely above 90 points.
You should have tried Usakhelauri, Khvanchkara, Akhasheni, Ojaleshi, Tvishi... You were not even trying, thats pretty mediocre 🙂good luck but you tried most basic wines in Georgia...
btw if you were even willing to buy for example Khvanchkara(real one) you would be pretty surprised by the price tag(about 210$ per bottle) you bought wines from 8$ to 25$ and you want to find perfection in that price range
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Nice set of pipes there, Konstantin.
I still think its cleaner to pull the cork through the wax without trying to remove the wax beforehand, but you should off course do it the wqy you prefer.. 🙂 Thanks for all the great content! ❤️
One of the most popular semisweet wine from Georgia - Kinzmarauli (is it suitable transcription?). Try it next time)
i was looking at Clovis Ochin videos about natural wines in Amphoras. some vignerons seem to say that after a few months the skins will absorb back some stuff that they let in the solution or yeast byproducts and it has a healing/curing effect on the wine.
Cristi id very much like to taste that.
will be on the lookout for Georgian Quevri wines here.
Konstantin is a legend.
Saperavi may not be the best first choice in red quevri wines, next time try a Mukuzani, for instance.
Mukuzani wine is made from Saperavi grapes growing in the area of Mukuzani in Kakheti and aged in oak, not in kvevri.
Kisi was my first proper wine experience.
Heading to Morocco, looking forward to trying some of their 400,000 hectolitres!
I really enjoy Georgian wine, but unfortunately in Ontario there aren’t that many options. Quebec has more availability. They definitely seem to have a leg up on the orange wines. I also enjoy some of the semi sweet reds.
Its great to see some attention given to Georgian wines. However, i am just wondering what's your process for sourcing the particular wines for this videos?
I think the ones presented here are not the greatest examples of each of the varieties shown here. Also, please try other non-qvevri Georgian wines.
Bulgarian wine? Lived there for awhile. Seemed like the wine industry was just opening up.
Interessting. I have never tasted a wine from Georgia. I have never seen one here in Denmark.
Mr Konstantin you should make your own wine opener tool ,it's will be better for originality))
I hope you have tasted better wines during the being in Georgia, because they arent the best examples of Georgian wine ) Especially red one. Thank you for your content and for this video
I just came across the mentioning of a South Africa wine that can rival Bordeaux first growth at a reasonable price ,Mvemve Raats (MR) de Compostella. Wonder if there’s a chance that you can do a tasting?
Finally some non filtered wines i can taste since i'm vegan 😁
Yes they are all very tasty!
My heritage is Georgian- I wasn’t born there. I’ve never had a Georgian wine that I’ve liked. But then, my relatives were the people purchasing and they’re not really into wine. ;) one of my favorite dishes from any culture is satsivi, which is a Georgian dish of chicken, walnuts, garlic, cilantro…. (I’m sure there are regional variations). I LOVE this dish but have never found a wine that goes with it. All wine tastes metallic to me with it. Perhaps there are, good, Georgian wines that pair well with the dish
Yes there is! SOLOMONE WINERY - their RED DRY WINE labeled: Dzelshavi
Kvevri Red Dry
birthplace of wine is Georgia ❤️
Hi Konstantin, can you please make a video about PIWI Wines. Do to the enviromental impact, there is no other way then to shift to these varieties and I also want to make my own vineyard with these. I would be very interested on how you jugde the quality and what your favorite grape variety is.
Good idea!
If you do I know that Elena Walch in Alto Adige, Italy are experimenting in PIWI varietals, even planting them in front of their new Castel Ringberg cellar.
Liked none (still have to try a red one), but I also do not seem to be the right guy for orange/amber wines. Anyway, thanks for another entertaining video!
Great stuff. What do you recommend for serving temperature?
The Amber wines should be served at like 59-60F (15-15.5C) just like red wines pretty much.
drink any wine the way you want it to drink
i prefer less sweetness on my palette so i drink every wine cold
Yes, I agree: around 16 degrees
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine thank you.
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My question for Baum, would filtering the wine change it in a positive or negative way. This was not mentioned.
Just realized you havent done a video on dessert wines
Do you believe that fermentation in clay vessels adds minerality to the wine?
holy ****!!!
I have tried a couple of Georgian reds. Not a fan of qvevri wines. I love hatsapuri, though!
Great vid, doesn't really make me want to try Georgian wines tho
Did you try Moroccan wines? What's your opinion of them?
I think I even tried one in a video in Exotic Wines
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine do you have any video about Moroccan wines?
We‘ve tried a few Georgian Wines at Prowein this year and found them to be so difficult 😢
Maybe we need more Experience with the grapes or the Quevri but one thing is for sure: they are so unique tastewise!
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Georgia wine would be a very earthy character kind of wine.
I've never had Georgia wine, but I would very like to some a taste of it.
Great video!!
Like to see a video of French wine.
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What are yoy specifically try to "say"?
I tried Georian wine. It was too variable.
Hi constantin, do u give away free wines to subscriber?
Are u referring to the guy impersonating me? That’s a scam unfortunately. I posted on this on the community page
Yea i thought so. His name started with the same end with an extra m.
Konstantin you should try armenian wines aswell. It is also a region with a thousands years of winemaking traditions and some of local wines amased me.
Armenian wine is even harder to find than Georgian wine at least in the US I've only found semi sweet Pomegranate wine (D Collection and Tree of Life) here so far. I want to find one of the better wines using their native grape varieties. But yeah, I agree with you that he should taste some nice Armenian wines!
I have tried some and I liked them but I haven’t been there yet!
@@scififan68 no semisweet pomegranate wine is not a real wine. I’m talking about real red dry wines from local grape varieties such as Areni, Kakhet or Haghtanak. I didn’t expect much but man I was surprised!
@@namestnikoff Yes that is what I'm looking for wines using native grapes! I think I've found many places nearby that sells that kind of wine and I'm excited to go check it out.
@@namestnikoff I finally found an Armenian wine made from 100% areni grapes and I can't wait to try it out in the near future!
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Dollars, dollars, dollars. America is not the world. € or £ prices would be welcome.
for the love of god, remove that amphora with handles from thumbnail which suppose to represent Georgian qvevri and has nothing to do with it😄
Being a resident of ex SU, I do not like G wine, even though it it highly popular here and considered good. Id rather avoid calling names of wines that I like from ex SU to avoid any bias calls, but I would say that many regions that are underrated are actually much much better for me
Your loss!
I find Georgian wine better. All this usage of wood in regular wine ruins the taste for me. I am a wine noob and prefer my basic taste.
With all respect Master... you have to learn how to open a waxy bottle. Just ignore it ! Just pull the cork...
Why don't you talk about wines from China?
Nicht grad überzeugend die weine….
Nicht?
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine leider nein. Aber trotzdem spannender Inhalt. Man lernt bei Dir stets was und das macht Spass.
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