Pheasant's Tears

The name comes from an old Georgian saying: only wine good enough to bring a pheasant to tears of joy is truly worth drinking. Pheasant's Tears took it as a standard to live up to.

The winery was founded in 2007 by John Wurdeman, an American painter and musician, and Gela Patalishvili, whose family had made wine for eight generations. Wurdeman first heard Georgian folk music at 15, studied art in Moscow, and bought a home in the medieval hilltop town of Sighnaghi in 1996. The partnership grew into one of the leading names of Georgia's natural wine revival and helped carry qvevri winemaking to a global audience.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our Pheasant's Tears producer profile.

3 products

Pheasant's Tears Khikhvi Orange 2024, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Pheasant's Tears – natural wine producer
Pheasant's Tears Khikhvi Orange 2024
Pheasant's Tears
Price: $30.00
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Pheasant's Tears Tsitska 2024, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Pheasant's Tears – natural wine producer
Pheasant's Tears Tsitska 2024
Pheasant's Tears
Price: $30.00
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Pheasant's Tears Mtsvane Bodbiskhevi 2023, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Pheasant's Tears – natural wine producer
Pheasant's Tears Mtsvane Bodbiskhevi 2023
Pheasant's Tears
Price: $30.00
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Frequently asked questions

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

See here our shipping policy.

Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

See here our shipping policy.

If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

See here our shipping policy.

What are you drinking tonight?

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