Ep 164 - Georgia

This week we explore of the country of Georgia and it's unique and amazing wines.   Wine Recommendations Dila-o Rkatsiteli-Mtsvane 2016 - priced around $16. This is an Amber or "Orange" wine style, but made in a lighter style with only 1 month of skin contact. It is a perfect introduction to the style. Aromas of honey, tropical fruits like melon and apricots, spice and white flowers It’s dry with light body, light tannins, medium plus acidity and flavors of lemon drop, white flowers, apricots and slightly herbal Great acidity so it will be awesome with food It has the sour beer quality to it that we often get from orange wine Food pairings: Salads, Salmon and Poultry   Tchotiashvili Vineyards Mtsvane 2015 - priced around $28.  Another orange wine but this one is a very deep amber color Aromas of honey, juniper, dried apricots and cigar ash This wine is dry with medium plus tannins and acid - the most tanninc non-red wine we ever had Flavors of meat (hot dog water?), dried herbs, hint of apricot with eucalyptus on the finish If you were blind tasting this wine, you might not know it was wine at all - the combination of flavors and tannins levels really confused us We’ve used the the phase “never had a wine like this before”, it hasn’t been more true than in regards to this wine It paired really well with southwest inspired roasted corn salad we made Decant and enjoy lightly chilled   Tchotiashvili Vineyards Saperavi 2015 - priced around $28. A deep purple colored wine with aromas of blackberry jam, coriander, dust and mint It’s dry with medium tannin and acid, full body with flavors of fresh blackberry and grilled meaty/savory component We argued whether this wine was more fruity or savory, Betty compared it to Zin It’s fresher in the taste than the nose and it’s bold and complex but still approachable   Sources: Book: The World Atlas of Wine Wines of Georgia  Wine-Searcher  Wikipedia