Wineland Academy: your guide to Georgian wine

Learn Georgia's wine landscape: regions, native grapes, PDO appellations, and qvevri traditions

Why Georgia matters

Georgia is widely recognized as a cradle of wine. Archaeology points to winemaking here for roughly 8,000 years, and the traditional qvevri clay-vessel method is inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Georgia also preserves 500+ indigenous grape varieties, an exceptional genetic reservoir for wine.

Key facts

  • UNESCO-listed qvevri winemaking (2013 inscription).
  • 500+ native grape varieties recorded.
  • Official Georgian PDO register maintained by the National Wine Agency.

What you'll learn here

  • Regions - climate, soils, and styles from Kakheti to Imereti, Kartli, Racha-Lechkhumi, and the Black Sea Coastal Zone; how place shapes flavor.
  • Grapes - concise profiles of cornerstone varieties such as Rkatsiteli, Saperavi, Mtsvane, Kisi, Tsolikouri, Tsitska, Krakhuna, Aleksandrouli, Ojaleshi.
  • PDOs - what each appellation guarantees (origin, grapes, styles) with references to the National Wine Agency's register.

How to use this academy

Explore regions

Understand terroir; then jump to wines from that region.

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Explore grapes

Start from a grape you like; see where it's grown and typical styles.

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Explore PDO

Decode labels; learn the rules behind names like Tsinandali, Mukuzani, Kindzmarauli, Tvishi.

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Georgian wine heritage

Celebrating 8000 years of winemaking tradition

From the ancient qvevri buried beneath Georgian soil to the vibrant vineyards of Kakheti and Imereti, Georgia's winemaking story spans millennia. Here, tradition and innovation meet-where natural fermentation, indigenous grapes, and family cellars preserve a living heritage recognized by UNESCO as the world's oldest continuous winemaking culture.