Appellation
Zegaani
Zegaani is a protected designation of origin (PDO) in Kakheti, Georgia, registered on August 30, 2022. Under its specification, Zegaani is dry red wine from Saperavi, bottled only inside the zone.
- Registered
- 2022
- In the catalogue
- 1
On the label
What the label should show
- The name Zegaani as a protected designation of origin (PDO).
- Grapes allowed by the specification: Saperavi.
- Bottled inside the zone: the specification does not allow bottling elsewhere.
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.
Inner Kakheti, the north-eastern slope of the Gombori range: the lands of Zegaani village — bounded by the Chermiskhevi gorge from the north, by the Navistskali gorge and the lands of Akhasheni from the south, and by the range itself from the west; plots in the Papriskhevi valley belong to the zone as well. Altitudes are 400–550 m. Saperavi is the only variety and the wine is red dry. The zone is tiny — about two square kilometres.
In the zone's specification
Grapes: Saperavi
Wine types: Red, dry
Vineyard altitude: 400–550 m above sea level
Yield: no more than 10 t per hectare
Alcohol: no less than 12%
Bottling: inside the zone only
Source: the appellation specification, register no. 982 — National Wine Agency
Authenticity risk: no flag
We hold no evidence of elevated risk. Not a guarantee of authenticity.
Zegaani is a dry red PDO from the Gurjaani municipality of Kakheti, made from Saperavi (often in qvevri). It is a newer, smaller-volume appellation with no notable authenticity concern; the wine should be Saperavi from the registered Zegaani zone.
How we weigh authenticity riskOn the map
- Kakheti — the region
- Zegaani — the PDO zone
- Other regions
Wines of Zegaani
What the catalogue holds.
1 wine from Zegaani. The price on a card is the median across shops, or the lowest price where there is no median — a reference, not a rating.
