Tamada Kindzmarauli a delicious Semi-Sweet Red Wine made in Kakheti, republic of Georgia. This wine is a dark, dark red that is a naturally semi-sweet wine that is perfect for a dessert wine especially iwth a trat fruit dessert or with especially pungent & strong cheeses. I is made from the ancient species of grape called Saperavi, a varietal that has been around for 3 thousand years +. Usually this wine is served chilled but in colder weather it is served at room temp.

The bouquet, texture along witht he superb body of this ancient wine is something thatmust be experienced tobe believed. Today's Kindzmaraulis are the best of ancient vinoculture married to the ebst of modern winemaking technology to produce wines of excellence that are hard to beat.

My bottle was brought to me about a month ago as one of a 3 bottle gift by a friend from Tbilisi, Republic Of Georgia. This great wine was chilled, served with some great Georgian Suluguni cheese.

Kindzmarauli wine keeps well once opened if refrigerated & capped. It is an excellent wine to accompany most desserts or appetizers. It is a "cooler" for spicy foods that Georgians are so famous for making & sevring.

You may read more about Georgian wines at the following:

Kartveli Wines & Spirits
Irakles Duzhmadze, pamphlet in Russian & Georgian 1990

Wines of the World
Helmut Kirscher, booklet, Berlin-Germany 1989

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© Donald R. Houston, PhD, 2006