Appellation

Tsarapi

Tsarapi is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kakheti, Georgia, registered on May 11, 2020. Under its specification, Tsarapi is dry amber wine from Rkatsiteli.

Registered: 2020
In the catalogue: 16

Official specification — National Wine Agency, register no. 978

On the label

What the label should show

The name Tsarapi 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.

Kakheti, Gurjaani district: the lands near Kardenakhi, between Bakurtsikhe and Anaga, at 350–550 m. Rkatsiteli is the main variety, and up to 15 per cent of Mtsvane Kakhuri and Khikhvi may be added. The wine is amber dry — fermented on the skins. The alcohol must be at least twelve per cent.

In the zone's specification

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

Wine types: Amber, dry

Vineyard altitude: 350–550 m above sea level

Alcohol: no less than 12%

Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia

Source: the appellation specification, register no. 978 — National Wine Agency

Authenticity risk: no flag

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

Tsarapi is a dry white/amber PDO from Kakheti, based on a Rkatsiteli blend. It is a niche appellation with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should come from the registered Tsarapi zone.

How we weigh authenticity risk

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