{"title":"Kortavebis Marani","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the village of Gremi in eastern Georgia, Tamuna Bidzinashvili makes traditional qvevri wines under the labels Kortavebis Marani and Tamuna's Wine. Her vineyard doubles as a living archive of Georgia's deep viticultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamuna founded Kortavebis Marani in 2014. While her young vines matured she made wine from purchased grapes; today about 60 percent of her fruit comes from the estate. Her Saperavi, named Temo in honor of the father-in-law who helped her get started, joined the menu at the celebrated restaurant Noma in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/kortavebis-marani\"\u003eKortavebis Marani producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kakhuri-mtsvane-kortavebis-marani-kakheti-georgia-natural-wine","title":"Kortavebis Marani Kakhuri Mtsvane 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eKortavebis Marani's Kakhuri Mtsvane is a 100% skin-contact amber wine from the 2019 vintage, made by Tamuna Bidzinashvili at her small winery in the village of Gremi, Kvareli Municipality, in Kakheti, eastern Georgia. The wine is fermented and aged in qvevri — traditional Georgian clay amphorae buried underground — with white grape skins, pips, and stems included throughout. Total added sulfites are 40 mg\/L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKakhuri Mtsvane (literally 'green from Kakheti') is an aromatic white variety that maintains sharp acidity even at higher sugar levels. In qvevri with full skin maceration, it produces a structured amber wine with pronounced tannins and deep amber color. The Kakhetian style involves fermenting grape skins and ripe stems together inside the qvevri, yielding more extract and grip than the partial-skin Kartlian approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTamuna farms her 2.5-hectare vineyard organically, with soils of red clay and white stones. No additives are used in the cellar, and the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. The winery's 35-variety planting functions as a living library of Georgian indigenous grapes, and Kakhuri Mtsvane is one of its core single-varietal bottlings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kortavebis Marani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12980658962487,"sku":"KORTKAKH19H","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/kakhuri-mtsvane-kortavebis-marani-kakheti-georgia-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780669154"},{"product_id":"35-varieties-field-blend-rose-kortavebis-marani-kakheti-georgia-natural-wine","title":"Kortavebis Marani 35 Varieties Rose' 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eKortavebis Marani's 35 Varieties Rose is a co-fermentation of all 35 indigenous grape varietals planted together on a 2.5-hectare vineyard in the village of Gremi, Kvareli Municipality, in the Alazani River Valley of Kakheti. Winemaker Tamuna Bidzinashvili planted the varieties as a living library of Georgian viticultural heritage, with the blend including Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane, Kisi, Saperavi, Khikhvi, and dozens of rarer heirloom varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are harvested together, pressed, and fermented with native yeasts in traditional Georgian qvevri — egg-shaped clay vessels buried in the cellar floor. The wine ages for 12 months in qvevri, then is bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfite addition (35 mg\/L). No chemical additives are used at any stage. All vineyard work is organic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a deeply colored rose that behaves more like a light red: red and black fruit aromatics, earthy spice, and integrated tannin from the qvevri contact. The low natural alcohol (around 10.5-11%) keeps it fresh and drinkable without sacrificing structure or complexity. It is one of the few wines in the world built from 35 co-planted and co-fermented native varieties in a single field.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kortavebis Marani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12980693303351,"sku":"KORT35VA19C","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/35-varieties-field-blend-rose-kortavebis-marani-kakheti-georgia-natural-wine_19f32a8c-7d8b-4892-a35c-c4d7aa82f4d7.jpg?v=1780657726"},{"product_id":"khikhvi-orange-kortavebis-marani-natural-wone","title":"Kortavebis Marani Khikhvi Orange 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eKortavebis Marani Khikhvi Orange 2019 is a skin-contact wine made from the rare indigenous Khikhvi grape, grown in Kvareli Municipality in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia. Winemaker Tamuna Bidzinashvili farms 2.5 hectares of vineyards on predominantly red clay and white stone soils at the foot of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, using only organic inputs. The vineyard functions as a living library of 35 indigenous Georgian varieties, with Khikhvi among the most prized for its aromatic complexity and natural sugar accumulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the traditional Kakhetian method, the white grapes are macerated on their skins, pips, and stems and fermented with native yeast in qvevri — clay amphorae buried underground to maintain stable temperatures. The wine ages in qvevri before being bottled unfiltered and unfined with no added sulfur. The result is a deep amber wine with the textural grip and structure that extended qvevri maceration produces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKhikhvi is one of Georgia's older indigenous varieties, historically cultivated on the right bank of the Alazani River in districts including Gurjaani, Sighnaghi, and Kvareli. In qvevri-style production, it yields wines with dried apricot, wildflower, and quince aromas alongside notable tannic structure and fine acidity. 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The combination produces a rosé with more structural intrigue than most — pale red in the glass with real tannic presence underneath the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBidzinashvili founded Kortavebis Marani in 2013, planting 2.5 hectares in Kakheti with 35 indigenous grape varieties. The estate is located in the village of Gremi within the Kvareli municipality, near the Great Caucasus mountains. Soils are predominantly red clay with white stones. Now 60% of grapes used come from the estate's own vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFermentation and aging take place in qvevri, the large clay vessels buried underground that UNESCO recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013. No sulfites are added. 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