Appellation

Gurjaani

Gurjaani is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kakheti, Georgia, registered on August 30, 2005. Under its specification, Gurjaani is dry white wine from Rkatsiteli.

Registered: 2005
In the catalogue: 2

Official specification — National Wine Agency, register no. 5

On the label

What the label should show

The name Gurjaani as a protected designation of origin (PDO).
Grapes allowed by the specification: Rkatsiteli.

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.

The middle Alazani, right bank: foothills below the wooded slopes of Tsiv-Gombori running down into the Alazani lowland, with vineyards at 350–700 m. The zone is wide — eighteen villages, including Bakurtsikhe, Kolagi, Vejini and Gurjaani itself. Rkatsiteli is the main variety, with up to 15 per cent of Mtsvane Kakhuri allowed; the wine is white dry.

In the zone's specification

Grapes: Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane Kakhuri (blending grape, no more than 15%)

Wine types: White, dry

Vineyard altitude: 350–700 m above sea level

Alcohol: no less than 11%

Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia

Villages of the zone · 18

Kardenakhi, Bakurtsikhe, Kolagi, Vejini, Dzirkoki, Chandari, Gurjaani, Kotekhi, Chumlaki, Akhasheni, Zegaani, Velistsikhe, Mukuzani, Vazisubani, Shashiani, Kalauri, Vachnadziani, Kakhipari

Source: the appellation specification, register no. 5 — National Wine Agency

Authenticity risk: no flag

We hold no evidence of elevated risk. Not a guarantee of authenticity.

Gurjaani is a dry white PDO from central Kakheti, based on a Rkatsiteli-Mtsvane blend. It is a long-standing dry appellation whose supply broadly matches the zone, with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should come from the registered Gurjaani zone.

How we weigh authenticity risk

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