Sviri
ImeretiRegistered December 10, 2007
Imereti, the left bank of the Kvirila, a tributary of the Rioni, on the northern slopes of the central Imeretian foothills. The elevation is just 220 m, the climate humid subtropical with a mild winter. The zone covers Pirveli Sviri, Meore Sviri and the lands of Rodinauli. The wine is a dry white from Tsolikouri, Tsitska and Krakhuna.
In the zone's specification
Grapes: Tsolikouri, Tsitska, Krakhuna
Wine types: White, dry
Vineyard altitude: 220 m above sea level
Yield: no more than 10 t per hectare
Alcohol: no less than 11%
Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia
Villages of the zone: Pirveli Sviri, Meore Sviri, Rodinauli
Source: the appellation specification, register no. 793 — National Wine Agency
Authenticity
No known authenticity issues
Sviri is a dry white PDO from the village of Sviri in the Zestaponi municipality of Imereti (western Georgia), made from a blend of Tsolikouri, Tsitska and Krakhuna. It is an established Imeretian dry appellation whose supply broadly matches the zone, with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should come from the registered Sviri zone.
