White grape variety
Khikhvi
ხიხვი
Khikhvi is a white grape variety from Georgia. In the National Wine Agency's 2025 vineyard cadastre it covers 377 ha on 950 plots, 355 ha of them in Kakheti.
- Wines in the catalogue
- 184
- Wineries
- 127
- Vineyards, ha · cadastre 2025
- 377
About the variety
Khikhvi, also known as Jananura, is a white variety from Kakheti. It is aromatic and versatile: in the European style it gives pale straw-coloured wines, in qvevri darker and fuller ones with ripe and dried fruit notes, and it is particularly valued for dessert wines. Together with Rkatsiteli and Mtsvane Kakhuri it is used for the fortified Kardenakhi PDO.
- Berry colour
- white
- Origin
- Georgiaper VIVC passport
- Where it grows — by catalogue wines
- Kakheti128 wines
- Kartli5 wines
- Guria1 wine
- Samtskhe-Javakheti1 wine
- Vineyards · cadastre 2025
- Kakheti355 ha
- Kartli15 ha
- Samtskhe-Javakheti7.5 ha
- Racha-Lechkhumi0.1 ha
950 plots · Vine age: before 1990 — 22 ha, 1990–2009 — 43 ha, since 2010 — 312 ha
- Missing
- No data: tannin, photo
Wines
Wines from Khikhvi
Khikhvi
Chelti
Kakheti
Produced by Chelti. A dry white Georgian wine made from Khikhvi, region of Kakheti. The classic method, 13% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, honey, peach and spices.
Khikhvi
Winiveria
Kakheti
Region of Kakheti: a dry white wine from Khikhvi. Made using the European method; alcohol 12.5%. Sources note apricot, dried apricot and honey on the nose and creamy on the palate. Made at Winiveria.
Khikhvi Qvevri
Ikalto Winery
Kakheti
A dry amber Georgian wine made from Khikhvi, region of Kakheti. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 13.5%. Sources note velvety on the palate. Made at Ikalto Winery.
Mtsvane Khikhvi
Kardanakhi 1888
Kakheti
A dry white Georgian wine made from Mtsvane Kakhuri and Khikhvi, region of Kakheti. The classic method, 14% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, floral; on the palate, balanced acidity and long finish. Made at Kardanakhi 1888.
Voyager Mtsvane Khikhvi Kisi
Cooperative Ruispiri
Kakheti
Kisi, Mtsvane Kakhuri and Khikhvi from Kakheti: a dry white Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 11.5%. Sources note apple, peach and tropical fruit on the nose and long finish on the palate. Produced by Cooperative Ruispiri.
9 Bunches
Vazisubani Estate
Kakheti
Made at Vazisubani Estate. Kisi, Mtsvane Kakhuri, Khikhvi and Rkatsiteli from Kakheti: a dry white Georgian wine. The classic method, ageing in a neutral vessel, 13.5% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, citrus, peach and plum; on the palate, crisp.
Khikhvi
Gulgula
Kakheti
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 13% alcohol. Khikhvi from Kakheti: a dry amber Georgian wine. Bronze at Georgia International Wine Award (WinExpo Georgia) 2026. Produced by Gulgula.
Khikhvi
Kindzmarauli Marani
Khikhvi: a dry white Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 13%. Sources note apricot, citrus and peach on the nose. Produced by Kindzmarauli Marani.
Khikhvi
Mildiani Family Winery
Kakheti
Bronze at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2025. Khikhvi from Kakheti: a dry white Georgian wine. The classic method, ageing in a neutral vessel. Produced by Mildiani Family Winery.
Khikhvi
Mtevino
Kakheti
Produced by Mtevino. Region of Kakheti: a dry white wine from Khikhvi. Made using the European method; alcohol 11.5%. Sources note stone fruit on the nose.
Khikhvi
Pirveli Winery
Kakheti
Awarded bronze at Georgia International Wine Award (WinExpo Georgia) 2024. Khikhvi from Kakheti: a dry white Georgian wine. Sources note apple, dried fruit and hay on the nose and full-bodied and soft tannins on the palate. Produced by Pirveli Winery.
Khikhvi
Vazisubani Estate
Kakheti
Made at Vazisubani Estate. A dry white Georgian wine made from Khikhvi, region of Kakheti. The classic method, ageing in a neutral vessel, 14% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, citrus, date and lime; on the palate, crisp and full-bodied.
Khikhvi Qvevri
Badagoni
Kakheti
Produced by Badagoni. Khikhvi from Kakheti: a dry amber Georgian wine. The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 13.5% alcohol. Bronze at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2025.
Khikhvi Qvevri
Chelti
Produced by Chelti. Khikhvi: a dry amber Georgian wine. The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 13% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, honey, peach and spices.
Amber Koncho Qvevri
Koncho & Co
Kakheti
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 14.5% alcohol. A dry amber Georgian wine made from Kisi, Mtsvane Kakhuri, Rkatsiteli and Khikhvi, region of Kakheti. As described by sources: on the nose, cherry, fig and tea. Made at Koncho & Co.
Khikhvi
Gogla's
Kakheti
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 12.5% alcohol. Khikhvi from Kakheti: a dry amber Georgian wine. Made at Gogla's.
Khikhvi
Rtvelisi
Kakheti
Khikhvi from Kakheti: a dry white Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 13%. Sources note citrus, apple and quince on the nose. Produced by Rtvelisi.
Khikhvi
Vardzia Terraces
Samtskhe-Javakheti
Region of Samtskhe-Javakheti: a white wine from Khikhvi. As described by sources: on the nose, citrus and tropical fruit; on the palate, full-bodied and velvety. Made at Vardzia Terraces.
Khikhvi Amber
Tchotiashvili
Kakheti
A dry amber Georgian wine made from Khikhvi, region of Kakheti. The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 13% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, spices, citrus and dried fruit; on the palate, balanced acidity. Produced by Tchotiashvili.
Khikhvi Oak
Peradze Winery
Kakheti
Khikhvi from Kakheti: a dry white Georgian wine. Made using the European method, aged in oak barriques; alcohol 12%. Produced by Peradze Winery.
Khikhvi Qvevri
Bakashvili Wine
Kakheti
A dry amber Georgian wine made from Khikhvi, region of Kakheti. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri. Sources note dried fruit, floral and honey on the nose. Produced by Bakashvili Wine.
Khikhvi Qvevri
Pirveli Winery
Kakheti
Made at Pirveli Winery. A dry amber Georgian wine made from Khikhvi, region of Kakheti. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 13%. Sources note apple, hay and quince on the nose and long finish and silky on the palate.
Khikhvi Qvevri
Winiveria
Kakheti
Region of Kakheti: a dry amber wine from Khikhvi. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 13%. Sources note apricot, spices and almond on the nose and light-bodied, long finish and medium-bodied on the palate. Produced by Winiveria.
Kisi Khikhvi Kiramala
Levan Todradze's Wine
Kakheti
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 13.5% alcohol. Region of Kakheti: a dry amber wine from Kisi and Khikhvi. Produced by Levan Todradze's Wine.
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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