Red grape variety
Mtevandidi
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Mtevandidi is a red grape variety from Georgia. The getwine.ge catalogue lists 1 wine from 1 winery.
- Wines in the catalogue
- 1
- Wineries
- 1
About the variety
Mtevandidi, 'big bunch', is a rare red variety of Guria in western Georgia. In some villages of Upper Guria — Partskhma, Sachamiaseri, Dablatsikhe — it is also called Akido, the local word for a cane bearing two bunches; VIVC lists Akido and Didmtevana among its synonyms. It ripens late on vigorous vines, crops well and is relatively resistant to fungal diseases. The wine is red, with balanced alcohol and acidity and a good palate; the grapes were also eaten fresh. Its range shrank as high-yielding Tsolikouri spread through Guria, and today it survives mostly in collections and a few family vineyards; Nodos Wine bottles it as a varietal red.
- Berry colour
- red
- Origin
- Georgiaper VIVC passport
- Missing
- No data: tannin, regions, photo
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).
Wines
Our catalogue: the grape make-up comes from the winery's site or the label.
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