by Noel Brockett and Kent Anhari The decade of amber wine is under way. For a style that was virtually unknown in the US until recently, amber (or “orange”) wines—white wines crafted, like reds, with sustained skin contact—have achieved remarkable notoriety in just a few years. Tannic and golden-hued, with characteristic aromas of dried fruit and spring flowers, ambers have caught the eye of an increasingly adventurous wine culture thirsty for both the cutting-edge and the rustic. Introductions to the style have found their way into industry mainstays like Wine Enthusiast and mainstream, high ..read more

We’re very excited to introduce an innovative and new line up from @telianicollection — Teliani Valley, a major winery in Georgia, has partnered with artisanal winemakers without the resources to bottle and export their own products. Their wine is distributed under the Teliani Collection Wine People label, and the revenue funds their own commercial wineries and helps the small winemakers grow and make a name for themselves. The first series features winemakers from the newest AOC ( appellation of control Bolnisi). The project is a wholehearted affirmation of the unity of Georgia’s wi ..read more

Natural Wine Is Not a Fad: What a prominent Georgian from the 1800s can tell us about a centuries-old debate by Mamuka Tsereteli and Kent Anhari Prince Ilia Chavchavadze, champion of the Georgian natural wine movement wrote a treatise defending natural wine in 1887 In March, three of France’s regulatory agencies adopted an official charter certifying wines produced according to the “natural method.” Wines bearing the vin méthode nature certification must be made from hand-picked grapes grown on certified organic vines, fermented with only ambient native yeast, and finished with only minimal ap ..read more