Appellation

Kvareli

Kvareli is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kakheti, Georgia, registered on December 10, 2007. Under its specification, Kvareli is dry red wine from Saperavi.

Registered: 2007
In the catalogue: 13

Official specification — National Wine Agency, register no. 798

On the label

What the label should show

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

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.

Kvareli district, the left bank of the Alazani at the southern slope of the Kakhetian Caucasus, with vineyards at 250–550 m. The zone is wide — fifteen villages, among them Shilda, Eniseli, Gremi and Kuchatani; Gavazi and Balghojiani belong in part. Saperavi is the only variety and the wine is red dry.

In the zone's specification

Grapes: Saperavi

Wine types: Red, dry

Vineyard altitude: 250–550 m above sea level

Alcohol: no less than 11%

Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia

Villages of the zone · 15

Shildi, Eniseli, Gremi, Shakriani, Patmasuri, Sanavardo, Kuchatani, Seri, Chantlis Kuri, ZInobiani, Akhalsopeli, Tkhilis Tskaro, Mtis Dziri, Gavazi, Balghojiani

Source: the appellation specification, register no. 798 — National Wine Agency

Authenticity risk: no flag

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

Kvareli is a dry red PDO from the Kvareli municipality in north-eastern Kakheti, made from Saperavi grown on the left bank of the Alazani. It is a large, well-established dry appellation whose supply broadly matches the zone; the wine should be Saperavi from the registered Kvareli zone.

How we weigh authenticity risk

On the map

Kakheti — the region
Kvareli — the PDO zone
Other regions

Kakheti

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