Red grape variety
Tavkveri
თავკვერი
Tavkveri is a red grape variety from Georgia. In the National Wine Agency's 2025 vineyard cadastre it covers 88 ha on 677 plots, 76 ha of them in Kartli.
- Wines in the catalogue
- 91
- Wineries
- 63
- Vineyards, ha · cadastre 2025
- 88
About the variety
Tavkveri is a red variety from Kartli, also grown in Kakheti; its name, 'hammer-head', refers to the flattened top of the berry. Its flowers are functionally female, so it has to be planted among other varieties, such as Chinuri or Goruli Mtsvane, to be pollinated. It gives light, fruity reds and rosés, made both in qvevri and in the European way, and is at its best as a young wine.
- Berry colour
- red
- Origin
- Georgiaper VIVC passport
- Vineyards · cadastre 2025
- Kartli76 ha
- Kakheti12 ha
- Samtskhe-Javakheti0.1 ha
- Imereti0.1 ha
677 plots · Vine age: before 1990 — 12 ha, 1990–2009 — 27 ha, since 2010 — 49 ha
- Missing
- No data: tannin
Wines
Wines from Tavkveri

Tavkveri
Wine Horizon
Kartli
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 60 days on skins, 13% alcohol. Region of Kartli: a dry red wine from Tavkveri. As described by sources: on the nose, raspberry, red berries and strawberry. Produced by Wine Horizon.

Sparkling Rose Semi Sweet
Bagrationi 1882
Produced by Bagrationi 1882. Chinuri, Rkatsiteli, Tavkveri and Tsitska: a rosé sparkling Georgian wine. The classic method, 11.5% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, floral.

Tanuni Tavkveri
Mamiseuli Marani
Kartli
Bronze at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2025. Tavkveri from Kartli: a red Georgian wine. Produced by Mamiseuli Marani.

Tavkveri
Château Mukhrani
Kartli
Made at Château Mukhrani. Tavkveri from Kartli: a dry red Georgian wine. The classic method, ageing in a neutral vessel, 12.5% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, plum; on the palate, velvety.

Tavkveri Qvevri
Avandi
Kakheti
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 11.5% alcohol. Region of Kakheti: a dry red wine from Tavkveri. As described by sources: on the nose, earth, floral and red berries; on the palate, full-bodied. Produced by Avandi.

Chveni Ezo Rosé
Tchotiashvili
Kakheti
Region of Kakheti: a dry rosé wine from Saperavi, Simonaseuli and Tavkveri. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 13%. Sources note cherry, pomegranate and red berries on the nose. Produced by Tchotiashvili.

Dark Uta
Tchotiashvili
Kakheti
Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 14%. Syrah and Tavkveri from Kakheti: a dry red Georgian wine. Sources note dark berries, black pepper and chocolate on the nose. Produced by Tchotiashvili.

Tavkveri
Gurashvili
Kartli
Tavkveri from Kartli: a dry red Georgian wine. Sources note cherry, raspberry and red berries on the nose and medium-bodied on the palate. Produced by Gurashvili.

Tavkveri
Japara
Kartli
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 12% alcohol. Tavkveri from Kartli: a dry red Georgian wine. As described by sources: on the nose, red berries. Produced by Japara.

Tavkveri
Kapito Cellar
Tavkveri: a dry red Georgian wine. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri. Made at Kapito Cellar.

Tavkveri
Lomtadze's Marani
Kartli
Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 12.5%. Region of Kartli: a dry red wine from Tavkveri. Produced by Lomtadze's Marani.

Tavkveri
Mgaloblishvili
Kakheti
Tavkveri from Kakheti: a dry rosé Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 11.5%. Sources note floral on the nose. Produced by Mgaloblishvili.

Tavkveri
Peradze Winery
Kakheti
Region of Kakheti: a dry rosé wine from Tavkveri. Made using the European method; alcohol 12.8%. Sources note red berries on the nose. Produced by Peradze Winery.

Tavkveri
Sherma - Family Winery
Kartli
A dry red Georgian wine made from Tavkveri, region of Kartli. Made using the European method, aged in a neutral vessel. Made at Sherma - Family Winery. Declared: wild-yeast.

Tavkveri Oak
Peradze Winery
Kartli
Tavkveri from Kartli: a dry red Georgian wine. Made using the European method, aged in oak barriques; alcohol 12.5%. Sources note blackberry, blueberry and chocolate on the nose. Made at Peradze Winery.

Tavkveri Rosé
Doesi Estate
Kartli
Made at Doesi Estate. Region of Kartli: a dry rosé wine from Tavkveri. The classic method, 12% alcohol.

Blend Reserve
Barbale
Saperavi, Shavkapito, Danakharuli and Tavkveri: a dry red Georgian wine. Produced by Barbale.

Dio
Wine Artisans
Kartli
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 12.5% alcohol. Region of Kartli: a dry red wine from Shavkapito and Tavkveri. Produced by Wine Artisans. Wild-yeast.

Greyseuli
George Grey Winery
Kartli
The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 13% alcohol. A red Georgian wine made from Saperavi, Shavkapito and Tavkveri, region of Kartli. As described by sources: on the nose, cherry and red berries. Made at George Grey Winery.

Imperial Sparkling Rose Brut
Guramishvili's Marani
A brut rosé sparkling Georgian wine made from Tsolikouri and Tavkveri. Made at Guramishvili's Marani.

Khidistauri
Ateni Terraces
Kartli
Chinuri, Tavkveri and Goruli Mtsvane from Kartli: a dry red Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 12.5%. Sources note red berries on the nose. Produced by Ateni Terraces.

Khidistauri
Chateau Ateni
A dry red Georgian wine made from Chinuri, Tavkveri and Goruli Mtsvane. Made using the European method, aged in a neutral vessel; alcohol 12.5%. Produced by Chateau Ateni.

Khidistauri Rose
Uplistsikhe Estate
Tavkveri: a dry rosé Georgian wine. Produced by Uplistsikhe Estate.

Pet-Nat Tavkveri Rosé
Winiveria
Kakheti
Region of Kakheti: a rosé sparkling wine from Tavkveri. Sources note citrus, citrus zest and floral on the nose and crisp on the palate. Made at Winiveria.
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: 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 · 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
- Leaf · 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
- Shoot tip · photo: Doris Schneider, 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
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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