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Discover Where Wine Came From
Discover Where Wine Came From
2020-08-18

Kartli is home to the capital Tbilisi and is one of the most interesting and under the radar wine destinations. While the vast majority of large scale wine is made in Kakheti, Kartli has a lot to offer small production, natural wine enthusiasts. Wineries can also be reached in under an hour from Tbilisi.

One of the modern pioneers of traditional Georgian winemaking is that of Iago Bitarishvili who produces about five thousand bottles of traditional qvevri wines in Kartli's Mukhran Valley. Iago and his wife Marina have paved the way for a new generation of Georgian winemakers to turn their attention to quality over quantity. In 2005, Iago was the first Bio or Organically certified vineyard in Georgia, setting an important example for all winemakers around him. Today, Marina also makes her own small line of excellent Mtsvane qvevri white wine.

Another great example of Kartli's spirit comes from Andro Barnovi of Wine Artisan's collective. A former politician, Andro returned to his roots to help home wine producers turn their craft into something they can share with the global wine community. Andro started this journey publicly in 2008, while still holding government office in the Georgian Department of Defense. He began spearheading wine event organization and supporting small producer initiatives, all in an attempt to breathe new life into the artisanal sector. Today they make amber, rose and red wines you can read more about in my forthcoming article on Wine Artisan's Cellar.

by Meredith Gaffney

 

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