Georgian Wines
 
 
 
 
Vintage Brandies
 
Egrisi
Egrisi
Vartsikhe
Vartsikhe
A Georgian vintage brandy. Egrisi is the ancient name of Western Georgia. The brandy has a characteristic gentle flower flavour inherent in all Georgian brandies. It is made of the local grape varieties cultivated on the slopes of the Caucasian mountains. Egrisi was first produced to mark the 200th anniversary of the Georgiyevsky Treaty by which Georgia joined Russia. The brandy contains 40 % alcohol, 0.7 % sugar. Its age is six years. A vintage brandy manufactured since 1954. The brandy is blended of 6 - 7 year-old alcohols produced in the Vartsikhe and Mayakovski districts in Western Georgia. The brandy is characterized by palegolden colour, a light yet well-developed bouquet, a harmonious taste. Displayed at the international and All-Union exhibitions since 1958, the Vartsikhe brandy has been awarded three gold and two silver medals. Its strength is 42 vol.%, sugar content 12 %.
Gremi
Gremi
Kazbegi
Kazbegi
A vintage brandy first produced in 1961 to mark the 40th anniversary of Soviet Georgia and having been in production ever since. The brandy is blended of alcohols made in the Kvareli and Gurdzhaani districts in Eastern Georgia and in the Sachkhere district in Western Georgia. The average age is nine years. Gremi has amber colour, a flower fragrance and a fine and harmonious taste. For its supreme taste and other properties it was awarded four gold and two silver medals at the international and All-Union exhibitions. The strength is 43 vol.%, the sugar content 7 %. A vintage Georgian brandy made of 10-year old alcohols produced in the Zestaphoni, Gurdzhaani and Ambrolauri districts in Eastern and Western Georgia. The brandy of golden colour is characterized by a harmonious bouquet and a slightly pungent taste. The latter is the result of a high alcohol content in the brandy. The brandy has been manufactured since 1973. At the international and All-Union exhibitions Kazbegi was awarded one gold and silver medals. Its strength is 45 vol.%, sugar content 7 %.
Abkhazeti
Abkhazeti
OC
OC
A vintage Georgian brandy made of mature alcohols produced in Mukhraani, Digomi and Gori, Eastern Georgia. The average age is 10 years. Abkhazeti is characterized by pale-green colour, a well-pronounced bouquet and a gentle harmonious taste. Produced since 1970, the brandy was awarded one silver medal at an international exhibition. Its strength is 42 vol.%, sugar content 1.2 %. (Russian abbreviation for "ochen stary" - very old) - a vintage Georgian brandy. The oldest brand of Georgian brandies, it was first produced in 1901 to mark the 100th anniversary of the unification of Georgian with Russia. The OC brandy is characterized by a fine bouquet with a vanillic flavour, a gentle and harmonious taste. These noble properties are the result of blending 12 year-old alcohol brands produced of certain grape varieties in Georgia. Since 1955 this brandy has been successfully competing with the best cognacs and brandies produced in the world. At the international and All-Union exhibitions it was awarded six gold and three silver medals. The strength is 43 vol.%, the sugar content 7 %.
Eniseli
Eniseli
Tbilisi
Tbilisi
The pride of the Georgian brandy industry. It was produced in 1946 to mark the 26th anniversary of Soviet Georgia. The average age of the brandy is 12 - 15 years. It is characterized by a gentle and fine bouquet with a pronounced vanillic flavour, a soft and velvety taste and a pleasing amber colour. These excellent characteristics are imparted to the brandy by high-quality primaries of which the brandy is blended. It is made of the best Rkatsiteli grape varieties cultivated in the Eniseli district of the Alazani Valley. The excellency of this brandy is the result of the supreme skills of Georgian brandy-makers. At the international and All-Union exhibitions Eniseli deserved nine gold and three silver medals. Its strength is 43 vol.%, sugar content 7%. A vintage Georgian brandy blended of 15 - 20 year alcohols produced in the Kvareli and Gurdzhaani districts, Eastern Georgia. This dark-golden brandy is characterized by a well-pronounced vanillic taste with soapy undertones, a fine velvety and oily fragrance. Tbilisi was put into production in 1958 to mark the 1500th anniversary of the city of Tbilisi. At the international and All-Union exhibitions the brandy was awarded eight gold and one silver medal. In 1966 the board of judges of the Leipzig International Fair singled out the Tbilisi brandy as the best Soviet brandy and awarded in the gold medal. The strength is 43 vol.%, the sugar content 7 %.
Sakartvelo
Sakartvelo
A vintage Georgian brandy made of high-quality 20 year-old alcohols produced in the Mukhrani, Bolnisi, Kvareli, Zestaphoni and Ambrolauri districts. The brandy is characterized by dark-golden colour, a well-pronounced bouquet, an oily, full and harmonious taste. The Sakartvelo brandy was produced in 1971 to mark the 50th anniversary of Soviet Georgia. At the international exhibitions it was awarded three gold medals. The strength is 40 vol.%, the sugar content 7 %.
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