Georgian Legend LLC was founded in 2011 to craft fine Georgian wines and brandies. The company’s goal is to protect, preserve and promote Georgian culture and its deep traditions of unique wines and top-quality brandies.

With vineyards located in the heart of eastern Georgia’s Kakheti region and a modern, state of the art winery located just 20 minutes from their vineyards, Georgian legend is positioned to marry thousands of years of tradition with the best in modern quality control, vineyard management practices and winemaking techniques.

Centered on the village of Tsinandali, their vineyards are farmed naturally, with no use of chemicals. Vineyard work is all performed by hand, largely by members of families that have lived in the region for many generations.

One of the unique aspects of traditional Georgian winemaking is that it’s been at the vanguard of “natural winemaking” for 8.000 years. Open-top fermentation with natural yeasts; almost no physical or chemical manipulation; minimal racking and no need for filtration… basically no sulfites added to the reds and a bare minimum for the whites… This is minimalist winemaking at its best!

The Wine

“Qvevri” Rkatsiteli Amber Wine

This wine, from the Tsinandali zone in Kakheti, is completely naturally made, using the ancient Qvevri method of fermentation in deeply-buried Qvevri (large fired-clay amphorae lined with beeswax), allowing for a long, slow fermentation and gentle, controlled oxidation to create the unique tangy style of amber wine.

In the glass, the wine is a medium-amber with notes of fresh fruit and herbs, and long, tangy, mineral-driven finish. A perfect introduction to Amber (or sometimes Orange) wines!