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Tvishi

Racha-LechkhumiRegistered December 10, 2007

Lechkhumi, Tsageri district: the right bank of the Rioni at the western foot of the Racha range, with vineyards at 400–600 m; the zone covers Tvishi and Alpana. Tsolikouri is the only variety. There are three wines: a white semi-sweet, an amber dry and a white fortified one.

In the zone's specification

Grapes: Tsolikouri

Wine types: White, semi-sweet · Amber, dry · White, enums.sweetness.fortified

Vineyard altitude: 400–600 m above sea level

Yield: no more than 10 t per hectare

Alcohol: no less than 10.5%

Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia

Villages of the zone: Tvishi, Alpana

Source: the appellation specification, register no. 797 — National Wine Agency

Authenticity

No known authenticity issues

Tvishi is a naturally semi-sweet white PDO from the Lechkhumi (Tsageri) micro-zone, made only from Tsolikouri grown on steep slopes near the villages of Tvishi and Alpana.

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