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NATURAL WINES BY VINO MARTVILLE
Vino Martville, now also bottled as Martvilis Marani, was founded in 2012 by winemaker Zaza Gagua on the banks of the Tekhuri river near Martvili, in the Samegrelo region of western Georgia. Between the Caucasus and the Black Sea, the climate is humid and subtropical. They started with half a hectare and a few thousand bottles, and now farm around 4 hectares and buy some fruit from Imereti, Lechkhumi and Kakheti.
Everything ferments in qvevri, with sulphur only in small amounts when needed. The focus is western Georgian grapes like Tsolikouri, Krakhuna, Ojaleshi and Aladasturi, plus Kakhuri Mtsvane from the east. Tsolikouri comes in two styles: amber, which in 2021 had 30% of the grapes on skins for five months, and Tsolikouri No Skin. Martha is a blend of Aladasturi and Tsolikouri, and Ucha Kochi is a red from Aladasturi and Ojaleshi.
