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Want to study wine making traditions? Georgia is
the best choice for that. The country which preserved more than 500
spices of wines is a cradle of winemaking traditions going back to
prehistoric times.
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Wine making old techniques |
Wine making old techniques |
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Khareba owns special network
of tunnels built underneath of the ground. Bottled wines stores in
the tunnel all its wines. The length of the tunnel is 7.7 km. It
is carved in the Caucasus ridge, through the rock. The rock
contains granite, which is surrounded by clay schist layers. All
around the year, natural temperature of 12-24° Celsius is
preserved.
At the same time the winery exploits oak
barrels for aging purposes. The best French produced barrels are
employed at the winery. The company also uses qvevri technology
for wine making purposes. It has its cellars both in eastern and
western Georgia. The company produces several wines from locally
cultivated grapes.
Kakheti
soil is rich in lime and
guarantees the best quality for indigenous grapes such as
Rkatsiteli, Khvivi, Saferavi,
Kisi and others.
Distinguished representatives of western Georgian wines are: Tsitska,
which is used for production of
sparkling wine by application of classic methods, Krakhuna,
Tsolikouri, Otskhanuri, Safere,
Aladasturi, Usakhelouri. |
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Khareba winery
Factory with underground system of tunnels used for
aging wines
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