Red grape variety
Pinot Noir
პინო შავი
Pinot Noir is a red grape variety from France. In the National Wine Agency's 2025 vineyard cadastre it covers 61 ha on 208 plots, 40 ha of them in Kakheti.
- Wines in the catalogue
- 17
- Wineries
- 14
- Vineyards, ha · cadastre 2025
- 61
About the variety
Pinot Noir is the red grape of Burgundy; Pinot Blanc is a colour mutation of it. It appears in Georgia's official list of permitted varieties — in Georgian პინო შავი — which recommends it for Shida Kartli, Meskheti, Upper Imereti and Adjara.
- Berry colour
- red
- Origin
- Franceper VIVC passport
- Typical tannin
- Low
- Vineyards · cadastre 2025
- Kakheti40 ha
- Kartli17 ha
- Imereti2.9 ha
- Racha-Lechkhumi0.5 ha
- Guria0.2 ha
208 plots · Vine age: before 1990 — 11 ha, 1990–2009 — 9 ha, since 2010 — 41 ha
Typical tannin of a dry wine from this variety; a given wine may differ.
Which glass to useWhat it looks like
Bunch, berries and leaf
Wines
Wines from Pinot Noir
Marani Pinot Noir Vegan
Telavi Wine Cellar
Kakheti
Pinot Noir from Kakheti: a dry rosé Georgian wine. The classic method, ageing in a neutral vessel, 12.5% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, floral, mineral and raspberry; on the palate, crisp. Produced by Telavi Wine Cellar.
Pinot Noir
Sherma - Family Winery
Bronze at Georgia International Wine Award (WinExpo Georgia) 2024. A red Georgian wine made from Pinot Noir. Made at Sherma - Family Winery. Wild-yeast.
Otskhanuri Sapere Pinot Noir
Chateau Mere
Pinot Noir and Otskhanuri Sapere: a dry red Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 12%. Sources note cherry, red berries and spices on the nose and high acidity on the palate. Produced by Chateau Mere.
Petnat Rose Pinot Noir Shavkapito
Binekhi
Pinot Noir and Shavkapito: a rosé sparkling Georgian wine. The classic method, 12% alcohol. Produced by Binekhi.
Pinot Noir
Marabda Valley
A red Georgian wine made from Pinot Noir. Produced by Marabda Valley.
Pinot Noir
Tsinandali Estate
Kakheti
Produced by Tsinandali Estate. Region of Kakheti: a dry red wine from Pinot Noir. The classic method, 13.5% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, blackberry and raspberry; on the palate, velvety.
Pinot Noir Rosé
Dakishvili Family Vineyards
Kakheti
Pinot Noir from Kakheti: a dry rosé Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 12.5%. Made at Dakishvili Family Vineyards.
Pinot Petnat
Mukuzani Wine Cellar
Pinot Noir: a rosé sparkling Georgian wine. The classic method, 11% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, red berries; on the palate, light-bodied. Produced by Mukuzani Wine Cellar.
Pinot Qvevri
Mukuzani Wine Cellar
A dry red Georgian wine made from Pinot Noir. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 13.5%. Sources note red berries on the nose and velvety on the palate. Made at Mukuzani Wine Cellar.
Pinot Qvevri
Wet Dog
Kartli
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 10.5% alcohol. Pinot Noir from Kartli: a dry red Georgian wine. As described by sources: on the nose, strawberry. Produced by Wet Dog.
Red Koncho Oak Barrel
Koncho & Co
Kakheti
A dry red Georgian wine made from Aleksandrouli, Saperavi, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir, region of Kakheti. Made using the European method, aged in oak barriques; alcohol 13.5%. Sources note chocolate, oak and vanilla on the nose and velvety on the palate. Produced by Koncho & Co.
Pinot Noir
BudaKhari
Pinot Noir: a red Georgian wine. Produced by BudaKhari.
Pinot Noir
Lokokina
A red Georgian wine made from Pinot Noir. Produced by Lokokina.
Pinot Noir Brut
Dakishvili Family Vineyards
Kakheti
Region of Kakheti: a brut rosé sparkling wine from Pinot Noir. Made using the European method; alcohol 12%. Produced by Dakishvili Family Vineyards.
Pinot
Georgian Wine House
Kartli
A dry red Georgian wine made from Pinot Noir, region of Kartli. Awarded bronze at Decanter World Wine Awards 2021. Made at Georgian Wine House.
Saperavi & Pinot Noir
Chateau Mere
Kakheti
Region of Kakheti: a red wine from Saperavi and Pinot Noir. Awarded silver at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2026. Produced by Chateau Mere.
Pinot Noir
Burjanadze-Shanidze Wine Cellar
Kartli
Pinot Noir from Kartli: a dry red Georgian wine. Made using the European method, aged in a neutral vessel. Made at Burjanadze-Shanidze Wine Cellar.
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: Olivier Lemoine (Photo-Terroir.fr) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bunch on the vine · photo: Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bunch on the vine · photo: Jim Fischer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Bunch on the vine · photo: Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY / VIVC, This photo can be reproduced
- Bunch on the vine · photo: Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY / VIVC, This photo can be reproduced
Typical tannin
For reference: set only when two independent sources name the level.
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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