Khvanchkara

Khvanchkara

Khvanchkara is a fine naturally semi-sweet red wine made from the Alexandrouli & Mudzhuretuli grape varieties cultivated in the Khvanchkara vineyards, near the town of Ambrolauri in Racha region of western Georgia [Tamara Dragadze. "Rural Families in Soviet Georgia: A Case Study in Ratcha Province", Routledge, 1988, ISBN 0415006198, p. 7] . The Khvanchkara wine is one of the most popular Georgian semi-sweet wines. Along with Kindzmarauli, it was the favourite wine of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin [David R. Farber. "Sloan Rules: Alfred P. Sloan and the Triumph of General Motors", University of Chicago Press, 2002, ISBN 0226238040, p. 146] [Glenn Randall Mack, Asele Surina. "Food Culture In Russia And Central Asia", Greenwood Press, 2005, ISBN 0313327734, p. 10] .

Khvanchkara has a strong specific bouquet and a harmonious velvety taste with a raspberry flavor. It is of dark-ruby color. It contains 10.5 - 12.0% alcohol, 3 - 5 % sugar and has 5.0 - 7.0 % titrated acidity. The wine has been manufactured since 1907. For its most excellent taste it was awarded 2 gold & 4 silver medals at international exhibitions.

ee also

*Georgian wine

External links

* [http://georgianwines.blogspot.com/2007/04/khvanchkara-red-wine.html "Khvanchkara Red Wine," "From the Cradle of Wine"]

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