Wine Kakheti – Authentic Georgian Wine Now in the U.S.

Georgian wine from Wine Kakheti has officially arrived in the United States, and the first reviews are already in.

Our very first bottle was opened in California at a prestigious charity gala, where Wine Kakheti was one of the event sponsors alongside global names like Michael Kors, Lara Trump, Anne Fontaine, and others. Guests had the opportunity to taste our 2023 harvest of Saperavi and Rkatsiteli — and gave glowing reviews. According to their feedback, Wine Kakheti offers a unique taste that stands out from any other wine.

The Wine, Women & Shoes charity event, held in partnership with Lara Trump, is an annual tradition. This year, Wine Kakheti proudly took part in this meaningful cause.

Soon, wine lovers across the U.S. will be able to enjoy Wine Kakheti. Licensed individuals — including restaurants, bars, liquor stores, and alcohol distributors — can already partner with us in any state. We’re excited to announce the opening of our U.S. office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Our Story

With 8,000 years of continuous winemaking tradition, Georgian wine holds a unique place in the global market. Wine Kakheti stands out thanks to its deep scientific roots — knowledge gathered since 1921 at Georgia’s Institute of Viticulture and Enology.

Our company was founded to preserve and continue the Institute’s legacy, ensuring that this century-old expertise lives on. We focus on quality from the very beginning — starting with the vine itself.

The Institute played a vital role in saving Georgia’s indigenous grape varieties from extinction. In Telavi, where our Wine Kakheti team is based, the country’s first experimental vineyard was established over a century ago. Scientists began collecting, cultivating, and protecting native Georgian grapes — eventually preserving over 400 varieties in a special collection vineyard.

This dedication led to the 1962 International Congress being held at the Institute, placing Georgian wine in the global spotlight and drawing attention from leading viticulturists and winemakers worldwide.

Today, we continue this tradition — cultivating grapes in scientifically established vineyards and producing authentic, high-quality Georgian wine.

Breeding new vine varieties, improvement of the wine quality, selecting the appropriate geographical area for each vine variety—this is the small list of the issues that were discussed at the 1962 World Congress in Georgia.

The documents preserved in France, in the archives of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), the organization sent to Wine Kakheti a while ago.

In 1962, the Tenth World Congress of winegrowers and winemakers was held in Georgia, at the initiative of the Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking. The international viticulturists and winemakers, including the president of OIV, Baron Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarié attended the congress.

As it is mentioned in the report of the congress, Baron Le Roy dedicated his speech to the history of the host country: "He ended his speech with the faith that the winegrowers in each country have the same feelings, thoughts, and concerns; we are obliged to use this congress to unite not just the research, experiences, and discoveries, but also the Innate human feelings of trust and mutual understanding.".

The delegates toured the Telavi collection plots, museums, and exhibition halls; they tasted the wine produced from the ancient varieties of vine.

The congress promoted the popularization of the Georgian wine in the whole world. After the congress, exporting the Georgian varieties to the European countries became a systematic and active process.

The former director of the Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking, Nodar Chkhartishvili, recalls that with the support of the institute, the active communication with the European colleagues began: it was started introducing the Georgian vine varieties to them.

"In this way, a connection was established with almost all of Europe. The research institute was able to do this. Georgian vine varieties are also mentioned in French ampelographies, including Saperavi and others. Thus, on the basis of mutual cooperation and not spontaneously, it has started the exporting of Georgian vine varieties outside the country," says Nodar Chkhartishvili.

In the documents preserved in the OIV archive, it is also mentioned that the congress was distinguished by the large number of delegates.

„The delegates expressed satisfaction over the contacts established with the scientists of this country. They expect that these contacts will be strengthened and the field of viticulture will develop farther as a result of this friendly cooperation. This friendship is one of the best results of this great congress. This abundance of delegates gives us hope that the research in the field of viticulture will expand. Viticulture seems to have the power to unite the people“.

The archive of the Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking contains interesting information about when and how Georgian wine began its journey.

According to these reports, Europe got acquainted with Georgian wines at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. In 1900, at the Paris exhibition, Georgian winemaking had a great place. The newspapers of that time were writing the articles about the exhibitions. As it was written, there were displayed at the exhibition photos of the wine cellars of the „Royal Vineyards of Kakheti," tools, quite a large collection of grape bunches—Rkatsiteli, Saperavi, Tavkveri, Tita, and others; also, wine samples with bottles and tikis.

Georgian wine producers learned and took many organizational skills from Europe. Cooperatives of winemakers were created and founded, and wine bottles decorated with colorful labels appeared on the market. Ioseb Babunidze founded the first wine factory in Telavi in 1885 and opened branches in St. Petersburg, Kyiv, and Moscow. In the 90s, Georgian wine entered the international arena and received many awards and certificates, including the Grand Prix.

Georgia exports mostly red wine, about 70 percent, with a large share of semi-sweet wines, although the demand for exclusive wines is also increasing. In the traditional way, the wine put in a kvevri is becoming more and more popular in America and Europe.