Winemaker | Alaverdi Monastery |
Representative | Mama Gerasime |
Region / Country | Kakheti / Georgia |
Address | Alaverdi Akhmeta Municipality |
Visite to winery | Yes |
Wine sale at property | |
Online sales | |
Catering | |
Accommodation | Yes |
Commitement level for amphora wine making | Maximum | High | Good | Basic |
Status | Winemaker |
Vineyard (h) | |
Buy grapes (t) | |
Regionality | preserved |
Terroir | Black clay, brown clay, limestone |
Cultivation method (BIO certificate) | |
White variety | Rkatsiteli |
Red variety | Saperavi |
Rosé variety |
Amphora | Classification of amphora | Georgian kvevri (buried in ground) |
Maker | |
Treatment | Beeswax (+ lime for outside) |
Number | 5 |
Using since | 2005* |
Washing | cold water |
Drying | open air |
Fermentation in amphora | in amphora + barrel |
Fermentation in other container | in amphora + barrel |
with(out) maceration | Yes |
with(out) stems | with stems |
Maceration time | 2-3 weeks |
Pressing | No |
Aging in amphora | Yes |
Aging time | 6 months (+ barrel) |
Aging in other container | in amphora + barrel for red |
Aging time | 6 months (+ barrel) |
So2 | n.c. |
Fermentation in amphora | in amphora + barrel |
Fermentation in other container | in amphora + barrel |
with(out) maceration | Yes |
with(out) stems | with stems |
Maceration time | 6 months |
Pressing | No |
Aging in amphora | Yes |
Aging time | 6 months |
Aging in other container | in amphora + barrel for red |
Aging time | 6 months |
So2 | n.c. |
Fermentation in amphora | |
Fermentation in other container | |
with(out) maceration | |
with(out) stems | |
Maceration time | |
Pressing | |
Aging in amphora | |
Aging time | |
Aging in other container | |
Aging time | |
So2 |
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