Red grape variety
Ojaleshi
ოჯალეში
Ojaleshi is a red grape variety from Georgia. In the National Wine Agency's 2025 vineyard cadastre it covers 88 ha on 641 plots, 69 ha of them in Samegrelo.
- Wines in the catalogue
- 45
- Wineries
- 34
- Vineyards, ha · cadastre 2025
- 88
About the variety
Ojaleshi is a red variety from Samegrelo; its Megrelian name is read as 'growing on a tree', because it was traditionally trained up trees as a maghlari vine. It ripens very late — in Samegrelo the harvest can run into late November or early December. The wine is deeply coloured with a pronounced varietal aroma; from late-picked grapes it is made naturally semi-sweet, and dry versions are made too.
- Berry colour
- red
- Origin
- Georgiaper VIVC passport
- Where it grows — by catalogue wines
- Samegrelo15 wines
- Racha-Lechkhumi5 wines
- Kakheti2 wines
- Guria1 wine
- Imereti1 wine
- Vineyards · cadastre 2025
641 plots · Vine age: before 1990 — 2 ha, 1990–2009 — 29 ha, since 2010 — 57 ha
- Missing
- No data: tannin
What it looks like
Bunch, berries and leaf
Wines
Wines from Ojaleshi
Ojaleshi Oak
Gulordava Family Winery
Samegrelo
Region of Samegrelo: a dry red wine from Ojaleshi. The classic method, ageing in oak barriques, 12.5% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, red berries and oak; on the palate, crisp and medium-bodied. Produced by Gulordava Family Winery.
Krakhuna Ojaleshi
Churi Chinebuli
A dry rosé Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi and Krakhuna. Made at Churi Chinebuli.
Marani Ojaleshi
Telavi Wine Cellar
Racha-Lechkhumi
Region of Racha-Lechkhumi: a dry red wine from Ojaleshi. The classic method, ageing in oak barriques, 8 days on skins, 11.5% alcohol. The winery states: 3 months of ageing. As described by sources: on the nose, cherry, floral and herbal; on the palate, long finish. Produced by Telavi Wine Cellar.
Ojaleshi
Gulordava Family Winery
Samegrelo
Ojaleshi from Samegrelo: a dry red Georgian wine. The classic method, 13% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, spices. Produced by Gulordava Family Winery.
Ojaleshi
Telavi Wine Cellar
A semi-sweet red Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi. Made using the European method; alcohol 11.5%. Sources note blackberry and cherry on the nose. Made at Telavi Wine Cellar.
Ojaleshi
Teliani Valley
Produced by Teliani Valley. A semi-sweet red Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi. The classic method, 11% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, floral; on the palate, balanced acidity.
Orbeliani Ojaleshi
Itsis Marani
Ojaleshi: a dry rosé Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 12.5%. Sources note light-bodied on the palate. Made at Itsis Marani.
Shavkapito Ojaleshi
Churi Chinebuli
A dry red Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi and Shavkapito. Made at Churi Chinebuli.
Ojaleshi
GWS (Georgian Wines & Spirits)
Produced by GWS (Georgian Wines & Spirits). A dry red Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi. Awarded bronze at Decanter World Wine Awards 2024.
Ojaleshi
Martv'Elle
Samegrelo
Silver at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2026. Region of Samegrelo: a red wine from Ojaleshi. Produced by Martv'Elle.
Ojaleshi
Sevsamora Winery
Kartli
Silver at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2025. Ojaleshi from Kartli: a red Georgian wine. Produced by Sevsamora Winery.
Ojaleshi
Tbilvino
Produced by Tbilvino. A semi-sweet red Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi. Made using the European method; alcohol 9.5%. Sources note rose on the nose and velvety on the palate.
Ojaleshi Qvevri
Ambokhi
A dry red Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 11.7%. Sources note red berries on the nose. Produced by Ambokhi.
Salkhino Ojaleshi
Winery Salkhino
Samegrelo
Bronze at Georgia International Wine Award (WinExpo Georgia) 2024. Ojaleshi from Salkhino Ojaleshi: a dry red Georgian wine. The classic method, 13.5% alcohol. Produced by Winery Salkhino.
Marani Ojaleshi Medium Sweet
Telavi Wine Cellar
Racha-Lechkhumi
Ojaleshi from Racha-Lechkhumi: a semi-sweet red Georgian wine. Made using the European method, aged in a neutral vessel; 5 days of skin maceration. Alcohol 11.5%. Sources note herbal, raspberry and red berries on the nose. Produced by Telavi Wine Cellar.
Naked Ojaleshi
Oda Family Winery
Samegrelo
A dry rosé Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi, region of Samegrelo. The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 12.5% alcohol. Produced by Oda Family Winery. Organic, low-sulfur and wild-yeast.
Ojaleshi
Avaliani Brothers
Ojaleshi: a dry red Georgian wine. Made at Avaliani Brothers.
Ojaleshi
Guramishvili's Marani
A naturally semi-sweet red Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi. Produced by Guramishvili's Marani.
Ojaleshi
Labara
Samegrelo
Region of Samegrelo: a dry red wine from Ojaleshi. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; 30 days of skin maceration. Alcohol 12%. Made at Labara.
Ojaleshi
Martvilis Marani
Samegrelo
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 14 days on skins, 12% alcohol. Ojaleshi from Samegrelo: a dry red Georgian wine. Produced by Martvilis Marani.
Ojaleshi
Royal Dadiani
Samegrelo
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 12% alcohol. Region of Samegrelo: a dry red wine from Ojaleshi. Produced by Royal Dadiani.
Ojaleshi
Rtvelisi
Racha-Lechkhumi
Made at Rtvelisi. A semi-sweet red Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi, region of Racha-Lechkhumi. The classic method, 12% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, raspberry, candied fruit and cherry; on the palate, balanced acidity.
Ojaleshi Qvevri
Orkoli Winery
A dry red Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 12.5%. Made at Orkoli Winery.
Ojaleshi Qvevri
Taleri Terraces
A red Georgian wine made from Ojaleshi. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 12%. Sources note red berries on the nose and full-bodied on the palate. Made at Taleri Terraces.
Where the data comes from
Sources for this page
Description
Facts from ampelographic sources and the country's official registers, in our own words.
Photos
Openly licensed photographs and photos from winery websites; the source of each frame:
- Bunch on the vine · photo: Yasuhiro Kojima / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bunch on the vine · photo: Uka2000 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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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