About Tsolikouri

Tsolikouri is a white grape variety native to the Imereti district of Georgia.

It is one of the most prominent and respected white grapes from Western Georgia. It produces elegant, structured wines and has a long-standing reputation in Georgian viticulture.

Nearly 90% of vineyards in western Georgia grow Tsolikauri.

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Regions

Tsolikouri is indigenous to the Imereti region in Western Georgia, where it thrives in clay-limestone and alluvial soils, on hillsides with good drainage.

The grape likes humid subtropical climate with warm, wet summers and mild winters.

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Fun Facts

According to former Soviet statesman Molotov, Tsolikouri was one of favorite wines of Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin.