Pheasant's Tears Goruli Mtsvane is a unique white wine with ancient origins from the Kakheti region of Georgia. It is made from 100% Goruli Mtsvane grapes, which are notoriously difficult to grow due to their thin skin and sensitivity to climate change. This wine is produced using traditional Georgian methods which involve fermenting the grapes in large clay jars called qvevri that are buried underground for several months. This process gives the wine a distinct orange hue and a rich, textured mouthfeel. On the palate, it offers flavors of pears, apricots, and honey with a subtle minerality. This wine is perfect for anyone looking to explore the rich and complex world of natural wines.

Tasting Notes

Floral, lime and subtle honeyed notes, crisp, fresh palate exhibiting crystallised fruit flavours and delicate crunch of tannins and white spice.

About the Winery

Georgian winery Pheasant’s tears was founded in 2007 by an American named John Wurdeman and Gela Patalishvili. John first came to Georgia in 1996, and the following year bought a house in Sighnaghi. Later in 1998 he relocated to Georgia full time.

Gela is a winegrower whose family’s connection with wine goes back eight generations. They both met in 2005 when John was painting in a vineyard, and decided to team up.

All wines are fermented in qvevri a traditional clay amphorae, which are lined with beeswax and sunk into the ground. Natural yeast fermentations are employed. Slightly different techniques are used to make each of the wines they produce. Some have moderate skin contact, others have less (3 weeks to 6 months). Stems are included. It’s all decided by taste.

The name ‘Pheasant’s Tears’ refers to a Georgian story in which only the very best wines are good enough to make a pheasant cry.

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