white grape · regional specialty
Mtsvane
Kakheti, Georgia
Say it
mts·vah·naykah·hoo·ree
The opening 'mts-' cluster has no English equivalent; Georgian წ is an ejective affricate — pronounce all three consonants without inserting a vowel. 'Kh' in Kakhuri is a velar fricative (like Scottish 'loch'), often simplified to hard k in English.
On the palate
white peachapricotquincelemonhoneysucklehay
How you spot it blind: intensely floral aromatics with laser-bright acidity across every style
The story
First written down · 5th century, Georgia
One of six genetically distinct Georgian varieties all called 'Mtsvane'; first formally described in Viala and Vermorel's Ampélographie (1901–1910).
Where it lives
Kakheti, Georgia · Manavi PDO, Georgia
Shows up as
still whiteorangeManavi
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Also answers to Kakhuri Mtsvane, Kahuri Mtsvane, Mtsvane Kakhuri.
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