Reference
Grape varieties
The grapes behind Georgian wine: what each variety is, what it looks like and which of its wines are in the catalogue.
- Varieties
- 73
- With wines in the catalogue
- 65
Varieties
73 varieties in the reference
Grouped by the variety's country of origin in its VIVC passport — where it arose, not how much it matters here. Within each group, by number of wines in the catalogue; varieties without wines come last.
Georgian varietiesIndigenous57
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Varieties of other origin15
Riesling
white · Germany1 wine in the catalogue
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The wine count is the same set of wines the catalogue shows for the variety; a blend counts towards each of its grapes.
How the reference works
Where the data comes from
Descriptions
Written per country, in our own words, from ampelographic sources and official registers. Where there is no text, we say so.
Photos
Openly licensed photographs (Wikimedia Commons and others) and photos from winery websites where the winery itself names the variety. We only use frames where the variety is confirmed by a caption; otherwise there is no photo. The source of each frame is in the list below.
Wine count
The same wines the catalogue shows for the variety: published wines from published wineries.
Berry colour and origin
Berry colour follows ampelographic sources; disputed varieties are left unmarked. Country of origin follows the variety's VIVC passport.
- Varieties
- 73
- With wines in the catalogue
- 65
- With photos
- 23
Photo credits: 23 photos
- Saperavi · Bunch on the vine · photo: Lebowskyclone / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rkatsiteli · Bunch on the vine · photo: Mikheil88 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mtsvane Kakhuri · Bunch on the vine · photo: Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY / VIVC, This photo can be reproduced
- Tsolikouri · Bunch on the vine · photo: M. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chinuri · Bunch on the vine · photo: Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY / VIVC, This photo can be reproduced
- Tavkveri · Bunch on the vine · photo: Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY / VIVC, This photo can be reproduced
- Shavkapito · Bunch on the vine · photo: Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY / VIVC, This photo can be reproduced
- Ojaleshi · Bunch on the vine · photo: Yasuhiro Kojima / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chardonnay · Bunch on the vine · photo: Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cabernet Sauvignon · Bunch on the vine · photo: Christophe Eyquem / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
- Merlot · Bunch on the vine · photo: Silverije / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pinot Noir · Bunch on the vine · photo: Olivier Lemoine (Photo-Terroir.fr) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sauvignon Blanc · Bunch on the vine · photo: Geolina163 + 1971markus / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cabernet Franc · Bunch on the vine · photo: Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malbec · Bunch on the vine · photo: Lapastoure Didier / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Syrah · Bunch on the vine · photo: Chrisada Sookdhis / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Muscat Hamburg · Bunch on the vine · photo: Silverije / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
- Montepulciano · Bunch · photo: Doris Schneider, Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY / VIVC, This photo can be reproduced
- Pinot Blanc · Bunch on the vine · photo: ANKAWÜ / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
- Riesling · Bunch on the vine · photo: Kmtextor / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aligoté · Bunch on the vine · photo: Mpmpmp / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carignan · Bunch on the vine · photo: Missvain / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
- Isabella · Bunch on the vine · photo: Il cacciatore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0