Finally got around to tasting a classic, qvevri-produced Georgian amber wine, and this bottle did not disappoint! The Kisi is made in Qvevri and fermented with wild yeast and bottled unfiltered; 240 days of skin contact. The wine is orange in color and tea-like with aromas and taste of apricot, honey, dried fruit, and spice. Decanted for 15 min and drank slightly chilled. The review below mentioned how much the Pitti Perfect Day tasted like yellow gatorade; well, in the same manner, this wine tastes like white apricot tea, and it is absolutely tremendous.
*Kakha Tchotiashvili is an artisan winemaker with an established winery in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia. He fights for reviving ancient local varieties, and crafts natural wines according to the rich local tradition. Precise and very careful, Kakha Tchotiashvili is a quiet but stimulating force. He cultivates his family vineyards on organic principles, and makes tiny batches of exquisite qvevri wines in red and amber styles. Kakha underlined that grape health, cleanliness, and relentless attention to the winemaking process are the essential pillars of successful Qvevri winemaking. He produces Amber wine from Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane, Kisi and (the rare but thrilling) Chitistvala. Tchotiashvili’s amber wines are pure, fresh and superbly scented, with seducing floral notes, dry herbs, exotic spices, and an amazingly smooth texture. His red wines are very elegant and consistent.*
*Kakha’s wines are made without any additives or chemicals in the vineyards or in the winemaking process. His wines are produced in Qvevri – buried clay earthenware amphorae. Furthermore, all wines are fermented with wild yeast and bottled unfiltered. Kakha is an absolute perfectionist, and he pays special attention to the vineyards and wines in all stages of winegrowing and winemaking. That is exactly why he produces precise and clean flavors in wine, heavily relying on the ancient methods. The production is limited and hard to come by.*
*The winemaker personally inspects each bottle before numbering it and releasing to wine lovers. His wines made in Qvevri are credited with high nutritional value, and also able to strengthen your immunity. His premium wines are produced in pretty small quantities, and are very hard to find.*
moebuns
This is an amazing bottle, we had it as part of the pairing at Reverie in DC. We’d all had bottles from the producer before but this one had us all floored! If you can find it, the rose nitsa he makes (named after his daughter) is pretty amazing as well. Glad to see this on here!
TetsuFury508
Beautiful color
c6d6
“Amber wine” sounds so much more appealing than “orange wine”. I vote that everyone start using this language instead.
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Finally got around to tasting a classic, qvevri-produced Georgian amber wine, and this bottle did not disappoint! The Kisi is made in Qvevri and fermented with wild yeast and bottled unfiltered; 240 days of skin contact. The wine is orange in color and tea-like with aromas and taste of apricot, honey, dried fruit, and spice. Decanted for 15 min and drank slightly chilled. The review below mentioned how much the Pitti Perfect Day tasted like yellow gatorade; well, in the same manner, this wine tastes like white apricot tea, and it is absolutely tremendous.
[Some background info on the winemaker:](http://www.terraneomerchants.com/producer/tchotiashvili/)
*Kakha Tchotiashvili is an artisan winemaker with an established winery in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia. He fights for reviving ancient local varieties, and crafts natural wines according to the rich local tradition. Precise and very careful, Kakha Tchotiashvili is a quiet but stimulating force. He cultivates his family vineyards on organic principles, and makes tiny batches of exquisite qvevri wines in red and amber styles. Kakha underlined that grape health, cleanliness, and relentless attention to the winemaking process are the essential pillars of successful Qvevri winemaking. He produces Amber wine from Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane, Kisi and (the rare but thrilling) Chitistvala. Tchotiashvili’s amber wines are pure, fresh and superbly scented, with seducing floral notes, dry herbs, exotic spices, and an amazingly smooth texture. His red wines are very elegant and consistent.*
*Kakha’s wines are made without any additives or chemicals in the vineyards or in the winemaking process. His wines are produced in Qvevri – buried clay earthenware amphorae. Furthermore, all wines are fermented with wild yeast and bottled unfiltered. Kakha is an absolute perfectionist, and he pays special attention to the vineyards and wines in all stages of winegrowing and winemaking. That is exactly why he produces precise and clean flavors in wine, heavily relying on the ancient methods. The production is limited and hard to come by.*
*The winemaker personally inspects each bottle before numbering it and releasing to wine lovers. His wines made in Qvevri are credited with high nutritional value, and also able to strengthen your immunity. His premium wines are produced in pretty small quantities, and are very hard to find.*
This is an amazing bottle, we had it as part of the pairing at Reverie in DC. We’d all had bottles from the producer before but this one had us all floored! If you can find it, the rose nitsa he makes (named after his daughter) is pretty amazing as well. Glad to see this on here!
Beautiful color
“Amber wine” sounds so much more appealing than “orange wine”. I vote that everyone start using this language instead.