Orange wines: it’s time to get in touch..
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Lagvinari by Kathy Sullivan
Summary: Dr. Irakli Glonti of Lagvinari is a fascinating individual to talk with about Georgia and wine. We enjoyed visiting his marani followed by a comprehensive conversation and wine tasting outside of the marani. Visitors to Georgia will quickly realize how welcoming Georgians are to strangers. Dr. Glonti exemplified this by inviting us to his home in Tbilisi that night. Many thanks to Dr. Glonti for sharing his time, food, wines and life story with us.
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Kakheti, Georgia
You might not have heard of Kakheti but you’re almost guaranteed to have enjoyed its most famous invention: wine. The Georgians have been making wine for 8,000 years and there’s recently been a revived interest in traditional wine-making techniques, with some of the country’s best wines now appearing on the wine lists at The Fat Duck, Hibiscus and Nobu.
Highlights of Kakheti include the Ikalto Monastery where Orthodox priests kept meticulous viticulture records; fortified sacramental wine cellars larger than the churches they supplied; and the vineyards and wine cellars of Lagvinari, Georgia’s premier wine producer.
Orange wines: it’s time to get in touch
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Although winemakers in just about every corner of the globe are trying their hand with orange wines, almost no one outside Italy, Slovenia or Georgia really specialises in the style. Producers listed here are strong advocates who make most or all of their white wines with long skin maceration. All four Friulian producers are originally of Slovenian heritage.
- LAGVINARI, Upper Bakurtsikhe, Kakheti, Georgia, 1501,
+995 5 77 546006 Georgia +44 (0) 7771622288 UK - info@lagvinari.com