White grape variety
Tsolikouri
ცოლიკოური
Tsolikouri is a white grape variety from Georgia. In the National Wine Agency's 2025 vineyard cadastre it covers 887 ha on 17,359 plots, 453 ha of them in Imereti.
- Wines in the catalogue
- 185
- Wineries
- 114
- Vineyards, ha · cadastre 2025
- 887
About the variety
Tsolikouri is the principal white variety of western Georgia and belongs to the Imeretian group; it is also grown in Racha-Lechkhumi, Guria, Samegrelo, Adjara and Abkhazia, and ranks second in area in Georgia after Rkatsiteli. Thick-skinned and late-ripening, it copes well with the humid western climate. It is made dry — in the European way or the Imeretian way, in qvevri with part of the skins — and naturally semi-sweet: it is the sole grape of the Tvishi PDO in Lechkhumi and is blended with Tsitska for Sviri.
- Berry colour
- white
- Origin
- Georgiaper VIVC passport
- Where it grows — by catalogue wines
- Imereti53 wines
- Racha-Lechkhumi41 wines
- Kakheti11 wines
- Kartli7 wines
- Guria4 wines
- Vineyards · cadastre 2025
- Imereti453 ha
- Racha-Lechkhumi284 ha
- Adjara60 ha
- Samegrelo57 ha
- Guria18 ha
17,359 plots · Vine age: before 1990 — 362 ha, 1990–2009 — 222 ha, since 2010 — 303 ha
- Missing
- No data: tannin
What it looks like
Bunch, berries and leaf
Wines
Wines from Tsolikouri
Tvishi
Rtvelisi
Racha-Lechkhumi
Produced by Rtvelisi. A naturally semi-sweet white Georgian wine made from Tsolikouri, appellation of Tvishi. As described by sources: on the nose, citrus zest, floral and pear; on the palate, crisp.
Marani Tvishi
Telavi Wine Cellar
Racha-Lechkhumi
Tsolikouri from Tvishi: a naturally semi-sweet white Georgian wine. Made using the European method, aged in a neutral vessel; alcohol 11%. Sources note apricot, citrus and citrus zest on the nose and balanced acidity and crisp on the palate. Made at Telavi Wine Cellar.
Tsolikouri
Baia's Wine
Imereti
Produced by Baia's Wine. A dry amber Georgian wine made from Tsolikouri, region of Imereti. The qvevri method, ageing in qvevri, 12.6% alcohol. Organic.
Tvishi
Naberauli Wines
Racha-Lechkhumi
Produced by Naberauli Wines. Tsolikouri from Tvishi: a naturally semi-sweet white Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 12.5%. Sources note floral, apricot and citrus on the nose and crisp and light-bodied on the palate.
Tsitska, Tsolikouri, Krakhuna
Winiveria
Imereti
A dry white Georgian wine made from Krakhuna, Tsolikouri and Tsitska, region of Imereti. The classic method, 12.5% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, citrus and tropical fruit; on the palate, high acidity. Made at Winiveria.
Tsolikauri
Gulordava Family Winery
A dry white Georgian wine made from Tsolikouri. The classic method, 12.5% alcohol. As described by sources: on the nose, citrus. Made at Gulordava Family Winery.
Tvishi
Kiskisi
Racha-Lechkhumi
Tsolikouri from Tvishi: a naturally semi-sweet white Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 12%. Sources note floral, apricot and mineral on the nose. Produced by Kiskisi.
Marani Tsolikauri
Telavi Wine Cellar
Imereti
Commended at International Wine Challenge 2019. Region of Imereti: a dry white wine from Tsolikouri. The classic method, ageing in a neutral vessel, 12.5% alcohol. Produced by Telavi Wine Cellar.
Premium Collection, Tsolikauri-Kisi
Rtvelisi
Kakheti
Region of Kakheti: a dry white wine from Kisi and Tsolikouri. As described by sources: on the nose, apple and tropical fruit; on the palate, full-bodied and long finish. Bronze at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2026. Made at Rtvelisi.
Tsitska Tsolikauri
Baadur
Imereti
Tsitska and Tsolikouri from Imereti: a dry white Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 14%. Awarded bronze at Georgia International Wine Award (WinExpo Georgia) 2026. Produced by Baadur.
Tsolikauri
Vineyard Dolidze
Guria
Silver at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2025. Region of Guria: a dry white wine from Tsolikouri. The classic method, 13.8% alcohol. Produced by Vineyard Dolidze.
Tsolikauri Oak
Ancient Valley
Imereti
Bronze at Georgia International Wine Award (WinExpo Georgia) 2024. A dry white Georgian wine made from Tsolikouri, region of Imereti. The classic method, ageing in oak barriques, 12% alcohol. Made at Ancient Valley.
Tsolikouri
Naberauli Wines
Racha-Lechkhumi
Produced by Naberauli Wines. Region of Racha-Lechkhumi: a dry white wine from Tsolikouri. Sources note citrus, floral and lemon on the nose. Awarded gold at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2025.
Tsolikouri
Winery Zodi
Imereti
A dry white Georgian wine made from Tsolikouri, region of Imereti. Awarded bronze at International Wine & Spirit Competition 2026. Produced by Winery Zodi.
Tvishi
Royal Khvanchkara
Racha-Lechkhumi
Produced by Royal Khvanchkara. Tsolikouri from Tvishi: a naturally semi-sweet white Georgian wine. The classic method, ageing in a neutral vessel. As described by sources: on the nose, apple, apricot and tropical fruit.
Tvishi
Tbilvino
Racha-Lechkhumi
Awarded Commended at Decanter World Wine Awards 2012. Tsolikouri from Tvishi: a naturally semi-sweet white Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 10.5%. Produced by Tbilvino.
Tvishi
Teliani Valley
Racha-Lechkhumi
Bronze at International Wine Challenge 2022. Tsolikouri from Tvishi: a naturally semi-sweet white Georgian wine. Made at Teliani Valley.
Rachuli Tetri
Pataridze's Rachuli
Racha-Lechkhumi
Tsolikouri from Racha-Lechkhumi: a dry white Georgian wine. Made using the traditional qvevri method, aged in a qvevri; alcohol 12%. Produced by Pataridze's Rachuli.
Semi-Dry
Bagrationi 1882
Kartli
A off-dry white Georgian wine made from Tsitska, Chinuri and Tsolikouri, region of Kartli. Made using the European method, aged in a neutral vessel. Made at Bagrationi 1882.
Semi-Sweet
Bagrationi 1882
Kartli
Produced by Bagrationi 1882. A semi-sweet white Georgian wine made from Tsitska, Chinuri and Tsolikouri, region of Kartli. The classic method, ageing in a neutral vessel.
Tsitska Tsolikauri Qvevri
Churi Chinebuli
A dry amber Georgian wine made from Tsitska and Tsolikouri. Made using the traditional qvevri method; alcohol 12.5%. Produced by Churi Chinebuli.
Tsitska-Tsolikouri
Royal Khvanchkara
Racha-Lechkhumi
Made at Royal Khvanchkara. Region of Racha-Lechkhumi: a dry white wine from Tsitska and Tsolikouri. As described by sources: on the nose, citrus and herbal; on the palate, crisp and high acidity.
Tsolikauri
Ambokhi
A dry white Georgian wine made from Tsolikouri. Made using the European method; alcohol 12.5%. Sources note citrus and tropical fruit on the nose. Produced by Ambokhi.
Tsolikauri
Naberauli Wines
Tsolikouri: a dry white Georgian wine. Made using the European method; alcohol 13%. Sources note citrus, floral and pear on the nose and light-bodied on the palate. Made at Naberauli Wines.
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: M. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 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 · 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
- 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
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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