Appellation

Manavi

Manavi is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kakheti, Georgia, registered on August 21, 2006. Under its specification, Manavi is dry white wine from Mtsvane Kakhuri.

Registered: 2006
In the catalogue: 22

Official specification — National Wine Agency, register no. 788

On the label

What the label should show

The name Manavi as a protected designation of origin (PDO).
Grapes allowed by the specification: Mtsvane Kakhuri.

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.

Outer Kakheti, Sagarejo district: the southern foot of Tsiv-Gombori on the Iori plateau, with vineyards at 450–800 m. The zone covers ten villages, among them Manavi, Tokhliauri, Giorgitsminda and Kakabeti. Mtsvane Kakhuri is the only variety and the wine is white dry. The yield is capped at ten tonnes per hectare.

In the zone's specification

Grapes: Mtsvane Kakhuri

Wine types: White, dry

Vineyard altitude: 450–800 m above sea level

Yield: no more than 10 t per hectare

Alcohol: no less than 11%

Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia

Villages of the zone · 10

Tokhliauri, Manavi, Burdiani, Giorgitsminda, Antoki, Mariamjvari, Didi Chailuri, Patara Chailuri, Kakabeti, Verkhviani

Source: the appellation specification, register no. 788 — National Wine Agency

Authenticity risk: no flag

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

Manavi is a dry white PDO from the Sagarejo area of Kakheti, made from Kakhuri Mtsvane, giving fresh, aromatic whites with lively acidity. It is a dry appellation with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should be Mtsvane from the registered Manavi zone.

How we weigh authenticity risk

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