Kvareli

In the zone's specification

Grapes: Saperavi

Wine types: Red, dry

Vineyard altitude: 250–550 m above sea level

Alcohol: no less than 11%

Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia

Villages of the zone: Shildi, Eniseli, Gremi, Shakriani, Patmasuri, Sanavardo, Kuchatani, Seri, Chantlis Kuri, ZInobiani, Akhalsopeli, Tkhilis Tskaro, Mtis Dziri, Gavazi, Balghojiani

Source: the appellation specification, register no. 798 — National Wine Agency

Authenticity

No known authenticity issues

Kvareli is a dry red PDO from the Kvareli municipality in north-eastern Kakheti, made from Saperavi grown on the left bank of the Alazani. It is a large, well-established dry appellation whose supply broadly matches the zone; the wine should be Saperavi from the registered Kvareli zone.