Mtsvane, Okro's Wines - 2018

Traditionally, wine was made using Qvevri (also spelled Kvevri). The Qvevri is an ancient vessel (dating back 8,000 years) that traditionally was made out of concrete in the shape of an enormous egg and buried in the ground. The Qvevri, being absorbed by the earth, provided the wine with stable temperatures naturally. Tasting more like a sour beer than a wine with hints of rosemary, caraway seed, barley, and wild flowers. Made from 100% Mtsvane, a beautiful indigenous Georgian grape. This wine is funky, unfiltered and not for the faint of heart. Unapologetically true to tradition and culture. Purely awe-inspiring. How bewildering to drink similarly to those who have come before us, to those who loved the land and made wine in a way that bleeds authenticity. What an honor. What a celebration!