Churistavi Wine Cellar

Maia Kharshiladze is the 6th generation winemaker. She tells us that all of her ancestors grew grapes on this very land and made wine, including her great grandfatherโ€™s grandfather David, who had vineyards in Zemo Imereti (Upper Imereti). Her home and vines vessels, wooden bowls, copper pots, pitchers, – all of it is two-century-old. She has a small ethnic museum in an old barn in her garden, where she displays them.

โ€œSince my childhood, I remember the Imeretian varieties grown in the vineyards of my ancestors – Dzelshavi, Tsolikouri, Kvishkhuri, Rko Shavi, and Imeruli Saperavi. The harvest would be grand, theyโ€™d produce excellent wines from each variety separately, combining only
Tsitska and Tsolikouri,โ€ Maya tells us.

She and her family took over their ancestorsโ€™ business and continue making wine. Imeretians, especially from Zemo Imereti, refer to qvevri as โ€œchuriโ€, and unlike East Georgia โ€“ here, the churis are placed outside of the wine cellar. The front of the wine cellar where churis are buried is called โ€œchuristaviโ€. โ€œI remember when my grandfather was asked where he was going, he would always respond โ€“ โ€œOn to churistaviโ€. Thatโ€™s where the name of the winery comes fromโ€.

Maia and her husband have been making wine for 3 years now. They use Dzelshavi and Tsolikouri from the Imeretian varieties and Saperavi and Kakhuri Mtsvane from the Kakhetian ones. Last year, โ€œChuristavi Wine Cellarโ€ Dzelshavi competed in the IWSC and won a bronze medal. In the future, they plan to grow local varieties, including rare ones – Rko, Kvishkhuri, and Tsitska.

Churistavi wines (made with Imeretian and Kakhuri varieties) are made in churi, as is traditional for Imereti. There are 8 churis, 6 of which are active, and the two were left from their greats.

The family is actively involved in wine tourism as well. They host guests from different countries, offering Imeretian dishes and wine โ€“ a truly locally sourced feast.


แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒญแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜

แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒ แƒฎแƒแƒ แƒจแƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒซแƒ” แƒ›แƒ”แƒ”แƒฅแƒ•แƒกแƒ” แƒ—แƒแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒ”แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ”แƒ. แƒ’แƒ•แƒ˜แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ, แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒก แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒžแƒแƒ แƒก แƒแƒฅ, แƒแƒ› แƒ›แƒ˜แƒฌแƒแƒ–แƒ” แƒ›แƒแƒฐแƒงแƒแƒ•แƒ“แƒ แƒงแƒฃแƒ แƒซแƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒฌแƒฃแƒ แƒแƒ•แƒ“แƒ แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒก, แƒ›แƒแƒ— แƒจแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒก, แƒ“แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ˜ แƒ‘แƒแƒ‘แƒฃแƒ˜แƒก แƒ‘แƒแƒ‘แƒฃแƒ แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ—แƒ˜, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒกแƒแƒช แƒ–แƒ”แƒ›แƒ แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒ—แƒจแƒ˜ แƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒฐแƒฅแƒแƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒจแƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜. แƒแƒ› แƒ™แƒแƒ -แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒคแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜ แƒแƒ แƒกแƒแƒฃแƒ™แƒฃแƒœแƒแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒ, แƒ›แƒแƒ— แƒจแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒก, แƒกแƒแƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ” แƒญแƒฃแƒ แƒญแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒœแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ—แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ – แƒฎแƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜, แƒกแƒžแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒœแƒซแƒ˜แƒก แƒฅแƒ•แƒแƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜, แƒ—แƒฃแƒœแƒ’แƒฃแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜, แƒกแƒแƒฉแƒ”แƒฉแƒ”แƒšแƒ, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒกแƒแƒช แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒแƒ› แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒฃแƒงแƒแƒ แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ”แƒ–แƒแƒจแƒ˜, แƒแƒ แƒกแƒแƒฃแƒ™แƒฃแƒœแƒแƒ•แƒแƒœ แƒ‘แƒ”แƒฆแƒ”แƒšแƒจแƒ˜ แƒžแƒแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ แƒ”แƒ—แƒœแƒ-แƒ›แƒฃแƒ–แƒ”แƒฃแƒ›แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒแƒฌแƒงแƒ.

โ€žแƒ‘แƒแƒ•แƒจแƒ•แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒœ แƒ›แƒแƒฎแƒกแƒแƒ•แƒก แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒžแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘แƒจแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒจแƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒฏแƒ˜แƒจแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ – แƒซแƒ”แƒšแƒจแƒแƒ•แƒ˜, แƒชแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜, แƒฅแƒ•แƒ˜แƒจแƒฎแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜, แƒ แƒ™แƒ แƒจแƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒคแƒ”แƒ แƒแƒ•แƒ˜. แƒ˜แƒกแƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒกแƒแƒ•แƒแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ“แƒ˜แƒแƒ“แƒ, แƒ—แƒ˜แƒ—แƒแƒ”แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒฏแƒ˜แƒจแƒ˜แƒกแƒ’แƒแƒœ แƒชแƒแƒš-แƒชแƒแƒšแƒ™แƒ” แƒแƒงแƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ“แƒœแƒ”แƒœ แƒฎแƒแƒšแƒ›แƒ” แƒกแƒแƒฃแƒชแƒฎแƒแƒ แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก, แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ“ แƒ™แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒฎแƒแƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒชแƒ˜แƒชแƒฅแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒชแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒฌแƒฃแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒ,โ€œ – แƒ’แƒ•แƒ˜แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒ.

แƒแƒ› แƒแƒ แƒกแƒแƒฃแƒ™แƒฃแƒœแƒแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ›แƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒ› แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒแƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒ˜แƒก, แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒแƒฏแƒแƒฎแƒ—แƒแƒœ แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ“ แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒžแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ  แƒ“แƒแƒฌแƒงแƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒš แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒ›แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒก แƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒฃแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ“แƒ, แƒขแƒ แƒแƒ“แƒ˜แƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒ”แƒ’แƒ แƒซแƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒœแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒ”แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ”แƒแƒ‘แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒฉแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜แƒงแƒ.

แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒ—แƒจแƒ˜, แƒฃแƒคแƒ แƒ แƒ™แƒ˜ แƒ–แƒ”แƒ›แƒ แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒ—แƒจแƒ˜, แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒญแƒฃแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒฃแƒฌแƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒœ แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒฆแƒ›แƒแƒกแƒแƒ•แƒšแƒ”แƒ— แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒกแƒ’แƒแƒœ แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒกแƒฎแƒ•แƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ—, แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜ แƒงแƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ— แƒ’แƒ•แƒฎแƒ•แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ. แƒญแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒ แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒก แƒ”แƒฌแƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ, แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒญแƒฃแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ แƒฉแƒแƒงแƒ แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜. โ€žแƒ›แƒแƒฎแƒกแƒแƒ•แƒก, แƒ แƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒกแƒแƒช แƒ‘แƒแƒ‘แƒฃแƒแƒก แƒฐแƒ™แƒ˜แƒ—แƒฎแƒแƒ•แƒ“แƒœแƒ”แƒœ, แƒกแƒแƒ“ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ˜แƒฎแƒแƒ , แƒฃแƒžแƒแƒกแƒฃแƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ“แƒ แƒฎแƒแƒšแƒ›แƒ” – แƒญแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ–แƒ”แƒ. แƒแƒฅแƒ”แƒ“แƒแƒœ แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒ“แƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒแƒ‘แƒก แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒšแƒฌแƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒชโ€œ.

3 แƒฌแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒ, แƒ›แƒ”แƒฃแƒฆแƒšแƒ”แƒกแƒ—แƒแƒœ แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ“ แƒ›แƒ”แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ”แƒแƒ‘แƒแƒก แƒ“แƒแƒฃแƒ‘แƒ แƒฃแƒœแƒ“แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒ-แƒžแƒแƒžแƒ˜แƒกแƒ”แƒฃแƒš แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒแƒœแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒฏแƒ˜แƒจแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ’แƒแƒœ – แƒซแƒ”แƒšแƒจแƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒชแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜, แƒแƒกแƒ”แƒ•แƒ” แƒ™แƒแƒฎแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒฏแƒ˜แƒจแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ’แƒแƒœ – แƒกแƒแƒคแƒ”แƒ แƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ™แƒแƒฎแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ›แƒฌแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ” – แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒก แƒแƒงแƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒœ. โ€žแƒ›แƒแƒ แƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒญแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒกโ€œ แƒซแƒ”แƒšแƒจแƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒกแƒฃแƒš แƒฌแƒ”แƒšแƒก, IWSC-แƒก แƒ™แƒแƒœแƒ™แƒฃแƒ แƒกแƒจแƒ˜แƒช แƒ›แƒแƒฎแƒ•แƒ“แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ‘แƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒฏแƒแƒแƒก แƒ›แƒ”แƒ“แƒแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒžแƒแƒ•แƒ. แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒแƒ“, แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒ แƒ˜แƒ•แƒ˜, แƒ›แƒแƒ— แƒจแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒ™แƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒแƒ—แƒ˜ แƒฏแƒ˜แƒจแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก – แƒ แƒ™แƒแƒก, แƒฅแƒ•แƒ˜แƒจแƒฎแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒชแƒ˜แƒชแƒฅแƒแƒก แƒ’แƒแƒจแƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒกแƒแƒช แƒ’แƒ”แƒ’แƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒœ.

โ€žแƒญแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒจแƒ˜โ€œ แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก (แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ™แƒแƒฎแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒฏแƒ˜แƒจแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ’แƒแƒœ) แƒขแƒ แƒแƒ“แƒ˜แƒชแƒ˜แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒ”แƒ—แƒแƒ“แƒ˜แƒ— – แƒญแƒฃแƒ แƒจแƒ˜ แƒแƒงแƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒœ. แƒ”แƒ–แƒแƒจแƒ˜ 8 แƒญแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒ: แƒ”แƒฅแƒ•แƒกแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒแƒฅแƒ›แƒ”แƒ“แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒช แƒซแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜, แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒžแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ”แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜.

แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜ แƒแƒฏแƒแƒฎแƒ˜ แƒแƒฅแƒขแƒ˜แƒฃแƒ แƒแƒ“ แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒœ แƒฉแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒขแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜แƒ–แƒ›แƒจแƒ˜. แƒกแƒขแƒฃแƒ›แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒกแƒฎแƒ•แƒแƒ“แƒแƒกแƒฎแƒ•แƒ แƒฅแƒ•แƒ”แƒงแƒœแƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒœแƒแƒช แƒ˜แƒฆแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒœ, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒกแƒแƒช แƒ›แƒแƒ—แƒ˜แƒ•แƒ” แƒ›แƒแƒงแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜ แƒžแƒ แƒแƒ“แƒฃแƒฅแƒขแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒกแƒ’แƒแƒœ แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒ–แƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ™แƒ”แƒ แƒซแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ—แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒฆแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ˜แƒ— แƒฃแƒ›แƒแƒกแƒžแƒ˜แƒœแƒซแƒšแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒแƒœ.

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