Red grape variety
Budeshuri Saperavi
საფერავი ბუდეშურისებური
Budeshuri Saperavi is a red grape variety from Georgia. In the National Wine Agency's 2025 vineyard cadastre it covers 92 ha on 139 plots, 78 ha of them in Kakheti.
- Wines in the catalogue
- 33
- Wineries
- 26
- Vineyards, ha · cadastre 2025
- 92
About the variety
Budeshuri Saperavi — in ampelographic literature Saperavi Budeshuriseburi, 'Budeshuri-like Saperavi' — is a form of Saperavi with oval, elongated berries resembling those of the Budeshuri grape; VIVC records it as a Saperavi mutation. It was first described in 1895 in villages along the Iori and ripens somewhat earlier than ordinary Saperavi. Its wine is deeply coloured but lighter in body than that of Saperavi; Georgian regulations recommend it for Kakheti and Kartli.
- Berry colour
- red
- Origin
- Georgiaper VIVC passport
- Where it grows — by catalogue wines
- Kakheti17 wines
- Kartli3 wines
- Samtskhe-Javakheti1 wine
- Vineyards · cadastre 2025
- Kakheti78 ha
- Kartli13 ha
- Imereti0.2 ha
- Racha-Lechkhumi0.1 ha
- Guria0.1 ha
139 plots · Vine age: before 1990 — 1 ha, 1990–2009 — 18 ha, since 2010 — 72 ha
- Missing
- No data: tannin, photo
Wines
Wines from Budeshuri Saperavi
Saperavi Budeshuri
Shano
A dry red Georgian wine made from Budeshuri Saperavi. Awarded silver at Georgia International Wine Award (WinExpo Georgia) 2024. Made at Shano.
Budeshuri Saperavi
Tchotiashvili
Kakheti
Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 14.5%. Budeshuri Saperavi from Kakheti: a dry red Georgian wine. Sources note mineral, black pepper and chocolate on the nose and full-bodied on the palate. Produced by Tchotiashvili.
Budeshuri Saperavi
Winery Marienfeld
Budeshuri Saperavi: a dry red Georgian wine. Produced by Winery Marienfeld.
Chveni Ezo Red
Tchotiashvili
Kakheti
Region of Kakheti: a dry red wine from Budeshuri Saperavi, Ikaltos Tsiteli and Tamaris Vazi. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 13.5%. Sources note red berries and rose on the nose. Produced by Tchotiashvili.
Saperavi Budeshuri
Budeshuri
Kakheti
Budeshuri Saperavi from Kakheti: a dry red Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 12.5%. Made at Budeshuri.
Budeshuri
Mildiani Family Winery
A dry red Georgian wine made from Budeshuri Saperavi. Awarded silver at Georgia International Wine Award (WinExpo Georgia) 2026. Produced by Mildiani Family Winery.
Budeshuri Saperavi
Sekhnika
Kakheti
Silver at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2026. Region of Kakheti: a red wine from Budeshuri Saperavi. Produced by Sekhnika.
Budeshuri
8000 History
Kakheti
Budeshuri Saperavi from Kakheti: a semi-sweet red Georgian wine. Produced by 8000 History.
Budeshuri Carbonic
Barbale
A dry red Georgian wine made from Budeshuri Saperavi. Made at Barbale.
Budeshuri Late Harvest
Barbale
Kartli
A semi-sweet red Georgian wine made from Budeshuri Saperavi, region of Kartli. Produced by Barbale.
Budeshuri Saperavi
Danieli
Kakheti
Region of Kakheti: a dry red wine from Budeshuri Saperavi. The classic method, ageing in oak barriques, 13% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, red berries; on the palate, light-bodied. Produced by Danieli.
Budeshuri Saperavi
Japara
Kartli
Region of Kartli: a dry red wine from Budeshuri Saperavi. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 15%. Sources note red berries on the nose. Produced by Japara.
Budeshuri Saperavi
Nikalas Marani
Kakheti
Made at Nikalas Marani. Region of Kakheti: a dry red wine from Budeshuri Saperavi. The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri. Organic, low-sulfur and wild-yeast.
Budeshuri Saperavi
Sekhniashvili
Kakheti
A dry red Georgian wine made from Budeshuri Saperavi, region of Kakheti. As described by sources: on the nose, dark berries, blackberry and cherry; on the palate, balanced acidity, full-bodied and grippy tannins. Made at Sekhniashvili.
Budeshuri Saperavi Qvevri
Lagvinari
Budeshuri Saperavi: a dry red Georgian wine. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 12.5%. Sources note plum on the nose. Produced by Lagvinari.
Budeshuri Saperavi Qvevri
Napheri
Budeshuri Saperavi: a dry red Georgian wine. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 13%. Sources note cherry and plum on the nose. Produced by Napheri.
Budeshuri Saperavi Rose
Gulordava Family Winery
Kakheti
A dry rosé Georgian wine made from Budeshuri Saperavi, region of Kakheti. The classic method, 13.5% alcohol. Produced by Gulordava Family Winery.
Limited Collection Saperavi Budeshuri BIO Qvevri
Ethno
Budeshuri Saperavi: a dry red Georgian wine. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri. Produced by Ethno.
Limited Collection Saperavi Budeshuri Semi-Dry BIO Qvevri
Ethno
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri. A semi-sweet red Georgian wine made from Budeshuri Saperavi. Produced by Ethno.
Saperavi BudeShuri
Nukalas Marani
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri. A dry red Georgian wine made from Budeshuri Saperavi. Produced by Nukalas Marani.
Saperavi Budeshuri
Ocho
A dry red Georgian wine made from Budeshuri Saperavi. Produced by Ocho.
Saperavi Budeshuri Special Reserve
Barbale
Budeshuri Saperavi: a dry red Georgian wine. Produced by Barbale.
Saperavi Budeshurisebri
Iqve
Kakheti
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 13% alcohol. Region of Kakheti: a dry red wine from Budeshuri Saperavi. Produced by Iqve.
Saperavi Cabernet Franc Budeshuri Merlot
Terra Kisi
Kakheti
Budeshuri Saperavi, Saperavi, Cabernet Franc and Merlot from Kakheti: a dry red Georgian wine. Produced by Terra Kisi.
Where the data comes from
Sources for this page
Description
Facts from ampelographic sources and the country's official registers, in our own words.
Origin
The variety's passport in the Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC).
Vineyard area
Vineyard cadastre 2025, National Wine Agency: plots registered under this variety; plots without an identified variety are not counted.
Wines
Our catalogue: the grape make-up comes from the winery's site or the label.
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