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Mtsvane or Mtsvane Kakhuri is a grape variety used to make Georgian wines. It is used to make white wine. It was so named to refer to the yellowish-green colouring of the ripened berries. It is often blended with
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 olde ...
to create a fruity, aromatic wine. In the
Georgian language Georgian (, , ) is the most widely-spoken Kartvelian language, and serves as the literary language or lingua franca for speakers of related languages. It is the official language of Georgia and the native or primary language of 87.6% of its p ...
the word ''mtsvane'' means new, young and green.


Synonyms

Mtsvane is also known under the synonyms Dedali Mtsvane, Dedali Mtzvane, Dedam Kourdzeni, Dedat Kourdzeni, Dedat Kurdzeni, Dedate Koudzeni, Mamali Mtsvane, Mamali Mtsvani, Mamali Mtzvane, Matsvane Kakhetinskii, Matsvani, Mchkhara, Mchknara, Mciknara, Mcvane Kachetinskij, Mcvane Kahetinski, Mtchknara, Mtsvane Kakhetinskii, Mtzvane Kachuri, Mtzvane Kakhetinsky, Mzibani, and Sapena. The distinct Georgian grape varieties Kundza and Goruli Mtsvane may also be referred to as Mtsvane.


See also

* Georgian wine * List of Georgian wine appellations


References

Georgian words and phrases White wine grape varieties Georgian wine {{wine-grape-stub