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Imereti

Imereti wine guide: the wine region in Georgia, its Tsolikouri, the dry white wine and red wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Georgia
Climate
Tropical
Signature grape
Tsolikouri
Styles
dry white · red
4
Signature grapes
1
Sub-regions
8
Bottles to find

Wine from Imereti comes out of Georgia, where it sits as a wine region.

Growers build the wines around Tsolikouri, filling out the blend with Tsitska, Krakhuna and Otskhanuri Sapere.

The ground underneath is limestone and loam.

The climate is tropical, running humid and subtropical.

The vineyards themselves read as elevated and mountains.

Dry white wine and red wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows employing traditional techniques.

Inside it sit Sviri.

Soil
LimestoneLoam
Climate
TropicalHumidSubtropical
Terrain
ElevatedMountains
Styles
dry whitered

In the glass.

Red: Employing traditional techniques.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Amiran Vepkhvadze Otskhanuri Sapere, Imereti, Georgian Republic
  • Archil Guniava Wine Cellar Dzelshavi, Imereti, Georgian Republic
  • Baia's Wine 'Gvantsa's Wine' Aladasturi, Imereti, Georgian Republic
  • Baia's Wine 'Gvantsa's Wine' Otskanuri Sapere, Imereti, Georgian Republic
  • Baia's Wine Krakhuna, Imereti, Georgian Republic
  • Baia's Wine Tsitska - Tsolikouri - Krakhuna, Imereti, Georgian Republic
  • Baia's Wine Tsolikouri, Imereti, Georgian Republic
  • Binekhi Winery Qvevri Otskhanuri Sapere, Imereti, Georgian Republic

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Imereti: common questions

01.
What grapes is Imereti known for?
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Tsolikouri is the signature grape of Imereti. Tsitska, Krakhuna and Otskhanuri Sapere are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Imereti make?
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Imereti produces dry white wine and red wine.
03.
Where is Imereti?
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You will find Imereti in Georgia, where it is a wine region.

More from here: every wine region in Georgia.

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