Brand:Papari Valley
Closure:Cork
Organic Certification:GE-BIO-117
Country of Origin:Georgia
Serving Temperature:10-12°C
Sugar Residual:> 1g/l
Drink By:2025
Wine Ageing:24 months in Qvevri (Clay Vessels)
Winemaking Style:Traditional
Harvest:Hand-harvested, late September
Winemaking:Grapes are macerated together with the stems in Georgia's traditional clay vessels, the qvevri (or kvevri), and then ferment for several months on the skins. In the Qvevri process, they are arranged in a system of terraces consisting of several stages, where the wines flow from one clay container to the next during further aging only by gravity and without pumping over. All wines are fermented spontaneously not fined or filtered and only minimally sulphured before bottling.
Viticulture:The vineyards are situated in the Alazani and Iori basins, ranging from 400 to 700 meters above sea level, and are characterized by humus-carbonate, black, and alluvial soils.
Food Pairing:Smoked eggplant, Lentils soup, Fried eggplant with tahini and pomegranate seeds, Fried artichoke, Roasted cauliflower with tahini sauce.
