Appellation
Asuretuli Shala
Asuretuli Shala is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kartli, Georgia, registered on November 24, 2022. Under its specification, Asuretuli Shala is dry red wine from Asuretuli Shala.
- Registered
- 2022
- In the catalogue
- 1
On the label
What the label should show
- The name Asuretuli Shala as a protected designation of origin (PDO).
- Grapes allowed by the specification: Asuretuli Shala.
These are requirements of the specification. A label that meets them complies with the specification; it does not prove that the bottle is genuine.
The zone
What its specification sets.
Kvemo Kartli, Tetritskaro district: the lands of Asureti village on the left bank of the Algeti, with vineyards at 400–750 m. The main variety is Asuretuli Shavi, an endemic found here by German settlers; up to 15 per cent of Tavkveri and Shavkapito is allowed. The wine is red dry; winemaking is permitted only inside the zone, bottling anywhere in Georgia.
In the zone's specification
Grapes: Asuretuli Shala, Tavkveri (blending grape, no more than 15%), Shavkapito (blending grape, no more than 15%)
Wine types: Red, dry
Vineyard altitude: 400–750 m above sea level
Yield: no more than 10 t per hectare, 650 l of wine per tonne
Alcohol: no less than 11%
Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia
Source: the appellation specification, register no. 984 — National Wine Agency
Authenticity risk: no flag
We hold no evidence of elevated risk. Not a guarantee of authenticity.
Asuretuli Shala is a dry red PDO from the Asureti area of the Tetritskaro municipality in Kvemo (Lower) Kartli, made from the local Asuretuli Shavi grape. It is a small, comparatively new Kartli appellation with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should come from the registered zone.
How we weigh authenticity riskOn the map
- Kartli — the region
- Asuretuli Shala — the PDO zone
- Other regions
Wines of Asuretuli Shala
What the catalogue holds.
1 wine from Asuretuli Shala. The price on a card is the median across shops, or the lowest price where there is no median — a reference, not a rating.
