Appellation

Vazisubani

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

Registered: 2007
In the catalogue: 2

Official specification — National Wine Agency, register no. 794

On the label

What the label should show

The name Vazisubani 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.

The middle Alazani: the gentle apron of Tsiv-Gombori sloping eastwards, with vineyards at 500–600 m. The vineyards of Mukuzani adjoin the zone from the east. It covers Vazisubani, Kalauri, Shashiani and Vachnadziani. Rkatsiteli is the main variety, with up to 15 per cent of Mtsvane Kakhuri allowed; the wine is white dry.

In the zone's specification

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

Wine types: White, dry

Vineyard altitude: 500–600 m above sea level

Alcohol: no less than 11%

Bottling: outside the zone, but within Georgia

Villages of the zone · 4

Vazisubani, Kalauri, Shashiani, Vachnadziani

Source: the appellation specification, register no. 794 — National Wine Agency

Authenticity risk: no flag

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

Vazisubani is a dry white PDO from the village of Vazisubani in the Gurjaani municipality of Kakheti, based on a Rkatsiteli-Mtsvane blend. It is a dry appellation whose supply broadly matches the zone, with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should come from the registered Vazisubani zone.

How we weigh authenticity risk

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