📜 Kotekhi
Dry white and red wines from the area of the same name.
Kotekhi is a protected designation of origin (PDO). Country: Georgia. Part of: Kakheti.
Main grape varieties: Rkatsiteli, Saperavi.
The Kotekhi appellation covers dry white from Rkatsiteli and dry red from Saperavi. The zone is on the right bank of the middle Alazani, on foothills of the Tsiv-Gombori range at 250-700 m above sea level. It gets 2,150-2,200 hours of sun a year and 804 mm of rain, with a 211-day growing season and about 3,930 °C of active temperature.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Kotekhi ← grows in ← 🍇 Saperavi → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Kakheti
- Grapes
- 🍇 Rkatsiteli, 🍇 Saperavi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Kotekhi?
Kotekhi is a wine area in this country: Georgia.
Which grapes are used for Kotekhi wine?
Kotekhi wine is made mainly from these grapes: Rkatsiteli, Saperavi.
What does the Kotekhi status mean?
Kotekhi is a protected designation of origin: the wine is made only in this area, under its rules and from permitted grapes.
Similar
📜 Napareuli · 📜 Tsinandali · 📜 Gurjaani · 📜 Vazisubani · 📜 Manavi · 📜 Kvareli
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- Georgia.to: Georgia's 29 wine appellations (National Wine Agency catalogue)
- Law of Georgia on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (Matsne)
- CBW: Sazanos Otskhanuri added to Georgian PDO list
- Product specification (National Wine Agency of Georgia, UK-hosted copy)