Alazani wine takes its name from one of
Alazani River
The Alazani ( ka, ალაზანი, az, Qanıx) is a river that flows through the Caucasus. It is the main tributary of the Kura (river), Kura in eastern Georgia (country), Georgia, and flows for . Part of its path forms the Azerbaijan–Ge ...
( ka, ალაზანი, az, Qanıx), which forms part of the
Georgian border with
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
in eastern Georgia, before flowing into the
Kura River. As a result of the slightly warmer climate in the
Alazani Valley
The Alazani ( ka, ალაზანი, az, Qanıx) is a river that flows through the Caucasus. It is the main tributary of the Kura in eastern Georgia, and flows for . Part of its path forms the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan, before ...
, grapes grown there are sweeter than elsewhere in Georgia.
This wine is made from
Rkatsiteli
Rkatsiteli (; Georgian რქაწითელი ''rkats’iteli''; literally "red stem" or "red horned") is a kind of grape used to produce white wine.
History
This ancient vinifera originates in Georgia and is supposed to be one of the o ...
grapes (Georgian რქაწითელი; literally "red stem"). This is one of the oldest variety of grapes in Georgia, with archaeologists having unearthed examples in clay jars from the 3rd millennium BC. Recently Rkatsiteli grapes have been planted in Eastern Europe, the
Finger Lakes
The Finger Lakes are a group of eleven long, narrow, roughly north–south lakes located south of Lake Ontario in an area called the ''Finger Lakes region'' in New York, in the United States. This region straddles the northern and transitional ...
region of New York and Australia.
It has a semi-sweet flavor with light fruit tones and a straw color that darkens as the wine ages. Alazani white wine goes well with fruit, nuts and deserts.
See also
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Georgian wine
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Sweetness of wine
The subjective sweetness of a wine is determined by the interaction of several factors, including the amount of sugar in the wine, but also the relative levels of alcohol, acids, and tannins. Sugars and alcohol enhance a wine's sweetness, while ...
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List of Georgian wine appellations
The following is a list of Georgian wine appellations. 20 appellations are registered with Sakpatenti, Georgia's national intellectual property center. 18 are described in a book published in 2010, and the 19th and 20th were announced in 2018 and ...
References
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External links
"Alazani White Wine", ''From the Cradle of Wine''
Georgian wine