Last summer, I was lucky enough to spend a few days touring #wineries across some of #Georgia's key wine regions, Kaheti and Kartli, as well as the capital Tbilisi.

I've written quite a few stories following the trip (Decanter and Glug), but this is the one I really couldn't wait to see published. Partly because it's my first proper #photoessay.

Here, I investigate the spiritual value of Georgia’s #qvevri and explore their power to generate new life.

#kvevri
#wine

https://worldoftopia.com/georgian-wine-kvevri/

Christmas wines

1. La Torretta 2021 Bolle di Grotta 100% trebbiano pet nat made in #qvevri Lazio
2. Andrea Occhipinti 2021 Sottobianco 100% Procanico Lazio
3. Azienda Agricola Casale 2012 100% Trebbiano made in chestnut barrels Tuscany
4. Azienda Agricola Milana 2020 Cesanese del Piglio 100% Cesanese Lazio
5. Charlie and Echo 2015 Sangiovese San Diego Country
6. Barale Barbera d'Alba 2019 100% Barbera Piedmont

#naturalWine #wineLover #AmberWine #Holidays #WinesOfLazio #WineWriter

Wines this weekend. Two of my favorite pet nats in Italy. 2021 Nina by Terracanta is a trebbiano fermented and aged in qvevri as is the Bolle di Grotta by La Torretta (the most beautiful winery I gave ever visited)

Of course as I love Lazio and Georgia equally so these are close to my heart.

Trebbiano has such a bad reputation as boring ornjust for blending but grown in the right hands, it's a wonderful expression of local terroir. Nina is closer to the sea while Bolle is made on one of the best volcanic terroirs of Italy. Both made from biodynamic grapes.

#wine #petnat #WinesOfLazio #winelover #naturalwine #volcanicWine #LazioIsMe #qvevri

Well, isn’t this a whole new thing! (Kinda…) From Kortavebis Marani comes this co-fermented blend of #saperavi #kisi & #khikhvi #wine. Piercing red fruit on the nose falls away to a lightly crunchy & tannic palate with pronounced complexity and mineral tones to the finish. Made in #Kakheti #Georgia in traditional #qvevri. Love it!

Researching Georgian #wine for an article and thought a break for the #food of #Georgia was overdue, so it was off to Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. #Khachapuri Georgian cheese-filled bread, and an amber #Mtsvane, a Georgian skin contact white, or #orangewine aged in #qvevri. A grape, winemaking style and vessel, all dating back thousands of years. What's new is once again old, naturally.

Kabola Winery: A Temple to Amphorae. A visit to a Croatian winery in Istria, which has organic vineyards, and uses Georgian qvevri for some of their wines. https://passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2022/11/kabola-winery-temple-of-amphorae.html #Travel #history #Wine #Croatia #Istria #qvevri