Country: Georgia
Region: Adjara
Grape: Chkhaveri
Viticulture: Natural Wine / Organic Farming
Manual harvest, one week maceration, fermented in stainless steel with natural yeasts, racked every 3 months. No added sulphur.
Light juicy red, with plenty of crunchy red fruits.
Founded in 2007 by John Wurdeman and Gela Patalishvili, Pheasant’s Tears aims to revive Georgian winemaking traditions. The vineyard stretches across the slopes of Kiziqi province, overlooking the Alazani Valley and the Caucasus Mountains. Located near Tibaani and the 6th-century St. Stephen Monastery, Pheasant’s Tears has 15 hectares of vines, with more being planted, and focuses on rare white grape varieties in Tibaani. Adjara, located on the southeast coast of the Black Sea and extending into the Lesser Caucasus' Mesketi range, features a scenic vineyard in the mountains, surrounded by dense forest. This semi-tropical, rainy region also grows tea, citrus, and tobacco.