Rkatsiteli acid enriching its depth and texture

enriching its depth and texture

Crafted mostly from Nerello Mascalese

or set aside a few bottles to develop further complexity

Crafted from the island’s native varieties—Callet

Rkatsiteli acid enriching its depth and texturePheasants Tears Rkatsiteli is a traditional Georgian orange wine made from the rare Vardisperi Rkatsiteli, a pink skinned mutation of the classic Rkatsiteli grape. This variety, almost lost to time, grows in Kakhetis sun soaked valleys at the foot of the Caucasus mountains, near the village of Tibaani and the 6th century St. Stephens Monastery. Following ancient methods dating back to 6000 BC, the grapes are hand harvested, destemmed, and fermented