White grape variety
Chitistvala
ჩიტისთვალა
Chitistvala is a white grape variety from Georgia. In the National Wine Agency's 2025 vineyard cadastre it covers 5.1 ha on 24 plots, 3.4 ha of them in Kakheti.
- Wines in the catalogue
- 8
- Wineries
- 7
- Vineyards, ha · cadastre 2025
- 5.1
About the variety
Chitistvala — 'bird's eye' — is a name shared by several distinct white varieties: VIVC lists Chitistvala Bodburi from Kakheti, Chitistvala Meskhuri and Chitistvala Tetri. The Kakhetian form, recommended by Georgian regulations for Inner Kakheti, survives mostly as single vines among Mtsvane and Rkatsiteli around Bodbe; its light yellow berries are uneven in size. It gives dry whites in both the European and the Kakhetian way.
- Berry colour
- white
- Origin
- Georgia
- Where it grows — by catalogue wines
- Kakheti3 wines
- Samtskhe-Javakheti1 wine
- Vineyards · cadastre 2025
- Kakheti3.4 ha
- Samtskhe-Javakheti1.4 ha
- Kartli0.2 ha
- Guria0.1 ha
24 plots · Vine age: before 1990 — 0 ha, 1990–2009 — 0 ha, since 2010 — 5 ha
- Missing
- No data: tannin, photo
Wines
Wines from Chitistvala
Chitistvala
Tchotiashvili
Kakheti
Produced by Tchotiashvili. Region of Kakheti: a dry amber wine from Chitistvala. The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 12.5% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, apple, dried fruit and floral; on the palate, balanced acidity and full-bodied.
Chitistvala
Vardzia Terraces
Samtskhe-Javakheti
Chitistvala from Samtskhe-Javakheti: a white Georgian wine. As described by sources: on the palate, velvety. Produced by Vardzia Terraces.
Chitistvala Kakhuri Mtsvivani
Gebrale Winery
A dry amber Georgian wine made from Chitistvala and Mtsvivani. Made at Gebrale Winery.
Chitistvala Qvevri
Vazisubani Estate
Produced by Vazisubani Estate. Chitistvala: a dry amber Georgian wine. The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 12.5% alcohol. As described by sources: on the palate, velvety.
Nika Qvevri
Anapea
A dry red Georgian wine made from Chitistvala. The qvevri method, 13% alcohol. Made at Anapea.
Chitistvala
Dakishvili Family Vineyards
Kakheti
Region of Kakheti: a semi-sweet amber wine from Chitistvala. Made aged in oak barriques; alcohol 16%. Made at Dakishvili Family Vineyards.
Chitistvala
Casreli Cellar
Kakheti
Silver at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2026. Chitistvala from Kakheti. Produced by Casreli Cellar.
Meskhuri White
Vazisubani Estate
Produced by Vazisubani Estate. A dry white Georgian wine made from Chitistvala, Meskhuri Mtsvane and Khikhvi.
Where the data comes from
Sources for this page
Description
Facts from ampelographic sources and the country's official registers, in our own words.
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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