TAMUNA’S WINE
Gremi
Kakheti
Tamuna Bidzinashvili alongside her good friend Ketevan Berishvili (from Gogo Wines) is part of a new generation of women in the natural wine world of Georgia. Tamuna, created her Marani in the Kakheti region in 2014, which she named Kortavebis Marani.
She decided to plant thirty different grape varieties in a small vineyard of 2.5 hectares in an aim to promote and highlight the Georgian viticultural heritage. This is expressed in her amazing field blend rosé called ’35 Sorts of Grapes’.
Whilst waiting for her first young vines to grow, she started buying grapes from local growers to make her first wines. Five years later, she managed to make more than 60% of her wines with her own grapes.
Soils are predominantly red clay and white stones.
Her approach is very much focused on respecting regional traditions. White grapes are macerated on the skins, pips and stems and fermentation and ageing is all done in Qvevri. Wines are bottled unfiltered.
ChinChinuri
Vintage 2024
Style Orange
Region Vaziani, Kartli
Varieties Chinuri
ABV 12%
Soils Red Clay, Alluvium
Farming Organic
Winemaking This dry white is made from Chinuri grapes grown on the red, iron-rich clay soils of the village of Viziani (meaning ‘Land of the Vine’). The vines here are up to 100 years old, producing grapes with remarkable concentration and depth. Harvest was processed by hand and took place at the beginning of October. 70%
of the fruit was de-stemmed and direct pressed, while the remaining 30% was left in whole clusters and added to the pressed juice in Qvevri. This created a semi-carbonic maceration effect, resulting in a partly macerated wine that carries the typical richness of Georgian orange wine, while also offering plenty of drinkability and freshness. The wine was aged on the skins and stems in Qvevri and bottled at the end of August 2025.
Tasting Note
Udabno Kisi, Rkatsiteli
Vintage 2024
Style Orange
Region Udabno, Kakheti
Varieties Kisi, Rkatsiteli
ABV 12%
Soils
Farming Organic
Winemaking ‘Udabno’ means desert in Georgian, a name that reflects the extreme conditions of this unique vineyard, located in the border with Azerbaijan. Despite the challenging environment, several Georgian varieties thrive here. This is a co-fermentation of Kisi (70%) and Rkatsiteli (30%) - both varieties were harvested at the end of September. The grapes were de-stemmed and fermented together in Qvrevri where th wine remains on the skins for just under a year.
Tasting Note
Udabno Saperavi
Vintage 2024
Style Red
Region Udabno, Kakheti
Varieties Saperavi
ABV 13%
Soils
Farming Organic
Winemaking ‘Udabno’ means desert in Georgian, a name that reflects the extreme conditions of this unique vineyard, located in the border with Azerbaijan. Despite the challenging environment, several Georgian varieties thrive here. The Saperavi grapes were de-stemmed and fermented in Qvrevi, on the skins for 5 days - where the wine is matured for just under a year.
Tasting Note
3 Varieties of Grapes
Vintage 2022
Style Rosé
Region Gremi, Kakheti
Varieties Kisi, Khikhvi, Saperavi
ABV 13.5%
Soils Red clay, White Stones
Farming Organic
Winemaking Made with a split of 45% Kisi, 45% Khikhvi and just 10% of Saperavi. Despite the small amout of red grapes and the failry short maceration of just 5 days, this dark rosé has an incredible texture and tension to remind us of some delicious light reds from southern Ardeche. After the maceration grapes are pressed and sugars are finished in Qvevru over 9 months.
Tasting Note Earthy blueberry fruit, cassis, sage and violet notes. Feels more like a light red than a dark rosé. Very fragrant, balanced and unique.
Temo
Vintage 2024
Style Red
Region Gremi, Kakheti
Varieties Saperavi
ABV 14%
Soils Red clay, White stones
Farming Organic
Winemaking The grapes were de-stemmed and naturally fermented for a short 5 days on the skins in Qvevri. Grapes are then pressed and returned to Qvevri to age on their lees for 9-10 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Tasting Note A fresher interpretation of this inky Georgian grape, made with a gentle extraction. Think redcurrant jam, mint tones lending on to aromas cassis and black tea.
Shakirva Rkatsiteli
Vintage 2020
Style Red
Region Gremi, Kakheti
Varieties Shakirva Rkatsiteli or Black Rkatsiteli
ABV 12.5%
Soils Red clay, White Stones
Farming Organic
Winemaking Maceration with full skins for 12 days in Qvevri followed by 10 months in Demijohns. This is considered on the of the most rare Georgian varietals that Tamuna has planted when she initiated the project. Tamuna’s Wine is the only winemaker in the world that is working and bottling this variety.
Tasting Note Fresh damson, black plum, geranium, sage and black pepper. The nose is fragrant and refined, on the palate notes of coffee, blackcurrant come through with beautiful smooth tannins. Lots of potential for ageing.