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Alazani Valley

Alazani Valley wine guide: the sub-region in Georgia, its Saperavi, the semi-sweet red wine and semi-sweet white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Georgia
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Saperavi
Styles
semi-sweet red · semi-sweet white
3
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Alazani Valley is a sub-region in Kakheti, Georgia.

Growers build the wines around Saperavi, filling out the blend with Rkatsiteli and Rkatsiteli - Mtsvane.

Vines root into alluvial.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as riverside and valley floor.

Semi-sweet red wine and semi-sweet white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows these whites are light, fruity and bright acidity complemented by sweetness.

Pour them alongside dessert, fruit dishes and cheese courses.

Serve chilled.

Soil
Alluvial
Climate
Continental
Terrain
RiversideValley floor
Styles
semi-sweet redsemi-sweet white

In the glass.

Semi-sweet white: These whites are light, Fruity, Bright acidity complemented by sweetness.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Askaneli Brothers Semi-Sweet White Alazani Valley, Kakheti, Georgian Republic
  • Badagoni Pirosmani Semi-Sweet Red Alazani Valley, Kakheti, Georgian Republic
  • Badagoni Semi-Sweet Red Alazani Valley, Kakheti, Georgian Republic
  • Badagoni Semi-Sweet White Alazani Valley, Kakheti, Georgian Republic
  • Bediani Alazani Valley Semi Sweet Red, Georgian Republic
  • Bediani Alazani Valley Semi Sweet White, Georgian Republic
  • Besini Semi Sweet Red Alazani Valley, Kakheti, Georgian Republic
  • Didebuli Alazani Valley White, Kakheti, Georgian Republic

At the table.

  • dessert
  • fruit dishes
  • cheese courses

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve chilled.

Nearby regions.

Alazani Valley: common questions

01.
What grapes is Alazani Valley known for?
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Saperavi is the signature grape of Alazani Valley. Rkatsiteli and Rkatsiteli - Mtsvane are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Alazani Valley make?
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Alazani Valley produces semi-sweet red wine and semi-sweet white wine.
03.
Where is Alazani Valley?
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Alazani Valley is a sub-region in Georgia.
04.
What food goes with Alazani Valley wine?
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Try dessert, fruit dishes and cheese courses.

More from here: every wine region in Georgia, or the wider Kakheti guide.

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