Appellation
Okami
Okami is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kartli, Georgia, registered on December 12, 2022.
- Registered
- 2022
- In the catalogue
- 2
On the label
What the label should show
- The name Okami as a protected designation of origin (PDO).
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.
Shida Kartli, Kaspi district: both banks of the Mtkvari, with vineyards at 500–800 m. The zone covers seventeen villages, among them Okami, Samtavisi, Metekhi and Kavtiskhevi. The white is made from Chinuri and Goruli Mtsvane, the red from Shavkapito. The yield is capped at eight tonnes per hectare.
In the zone's specification
White: Chinuri, Goruli Mtsvane
Red: Shavkapito
Vineyard altitude: 500–800 m above sea level
Yield: no more than 8 t per hectare
Alcohol: no less than 11%
Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia
Villages of the zone · 17
Kodis Tskaro, Kvemo Tchala, Lamiskana, Samtavisi, Okami, Aghaiani, Akhalkalaki, Teliani, Kvemo Gomi, Metekhi, Khovle, Zemo Khandaki, Akhaltsikhe, Doesi, Kaspi, Tsinarekhi, Kavtiskhevi
Source: the appellation specification, register no. 985 — National Wine Agency
Authenticity risk: no flag
We hold no evidence of elevated risk. Not a guarantee of authenticity.
Okami is a PDO from the village of Okami in Shida (Inner) Kartli, covering dry white/amber and red wines from Kartlian varieties such as Chinuri, Goruli Mtsvane and Shavkapito. It is a small, newer Kartli appellation with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should come from the registered Okami zone.
How we weigh authenticity riskOn the map
- Kartli — the region
- Okami — the PDO zone
- Other regions
Wines of Okami
What the catalogue holds.
2 wines from Okami. The price on a card is the median across shops, or the lowest price where there is no median — a reference, not a rating.
