A Hero from Guria, Western Georgia
Dato Kobidze makes fascinating and expressive natural wines from his family vineyard in Ereketi in the western region of Guria, bordering the Black Sea. His wines are precious: often made from rare grapes and produced in small quantities, celebrating indigenous Gurian varietals that nearly disappeared during the Soviet era. His wines are made traditionally in qvevri.
Precious grapes
In past vintages, Dato has offered fascinating products, such as a qvevri rose from the uncommon, tree-climbing varietal chkhaveri, fruit-forward reds from the Gurian varietal Aladasturi, and almost extinct red varieties such as Jani and Skhilatubani. Look for many more interesting things to come