{"product_id":"khikhvi-orange-kortavebis-marani-natural-wone","title":"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. Its natural capacity to accumulate sugar makes it well-suited to the full-maceration, zero-addition style Kortavebis Marani employs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kortavebis Marani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37491523584199,"sku":"KORTKHIK19H","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/kortavebis-marani-khikhvi-georgian-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186730","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/khikhvi-orange-kortavebis-marani-natural-wone","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}