Appellation
Tsinandali
Tsinandali is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kakheti, Georgia, registered on August 30, 2005. Under its specification, Tsinandali is white or red wine.
- Registered
- 2005
- In the catalogue
- 71
On the label
What the label should show
- The name Tsinandali 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.
The right bank of the Alazani in the Telavi district: the wooded slopes of Tsiv-Gombori on one side and the Alazani plain on the other, with vineyards at 350–700 m. The zone covers fifteen villages. The white dry is made from Rkatsiteli, with up to 15 per cent of Mtsvane Kakhuri allowed; the red dry is from Saperavi.
In the zone's specification
White, dry: Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane Kakhuri (blending grape, no more than 15%)
Red, dry: Saperavi
Vineyard altitude: 350–700 m above sea level
Alcohol: no less than 11%
Villages of the zone · 15
Akura, Vanta, Busheti, Kvemo Khodasheni, Tsinandali, Kisiskhevi, Kondoli, Nasamkhrali, Shalaura, Kurdghelauri, Vardisubani, Ruispiri, Karajala, Gulgula, Ikalto
Source: the appellation specification, register no. 3 — National Wine Agency
Authenticity risk: no flag
We hold no evidence of elevated risk. Not a guarantee of authenticity.
Tsinandali is a dry white PDO from Kakheti, made from a Rkatsiteli-Mtsvane blend (Rkatsiteli at least about 85%) on the right bank of the Alazani. It is a large, well-established dry appellation whose supply broadly matches the zone, with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should come from the registered Tsinandali zone.
How we weigh authenticity riskOn the map
- Kakheti — the region
- Tsinandali — the PDO zone
- Other regions
Wines of Tsinandali
What the catalogue holds.
71 wines from Tsinandali. The price on a card is the median across shops, or the lowest price where there is no median — a reference, not a rating.
Marani Tsinandali
Telavi Wine Cellar
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Badagoni
Kakheti
Gemini Tsinandali
Ikalto Winery
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Kiskisi
Kakheti
Tsinandali Premium
Rtvelisi
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Georgian Royal Wine
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Rtvelisi
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Schuchmann Wines
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Tbilvino
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Teliani Valley
Kakheti
Tsinandali N1
Tsinandali Estate
Kakheti
Tsinandali
91
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Askaneli Brothers
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Chelti
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Friends Wine
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Gio's Marani
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Ikalto Winery
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Winiveria
Kakheti
Tsinandali Oak
Koncho & Co
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Corporation Georgian Wine
Kakheti
Tsinandali
George Grey Winery
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Mosmieri
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Palavani Winery
Kakheti
Tsinandali
Shumi Winery
Kakheti