We make authentic wine!
Chateau Khashmi is a family cellar located in village Khashmi, Iori Valley, 35 km from Tbilisi, Georgia.
In our cellar we are making wine using old Georgian tradition, which is dated back to 8000 years.
For achieving the best quality wine, we thoroughly monitor grape quality and ripeness, and harvest them by hand at the right time, when sugar and acidity are at optimal levels.
Before crushing grapes, we use sorting tables to select the best quality grapes and to remove inferior ones.
After crushing, wine is fermenting together with pomace and stems in Qvevri's, which are big, egg-shaped clay pots (like amphorae) buried deep in the ground for achieving stable temperature throughout a year and have the best storage conditions.
During fermentation we use extensive labour to monitor maceration temperature and punch down wine pomace (cap) at least every 3 hours (during active fermentation) to prevent pomace drying and oxidation and to cool down the fermenting juice, for achieving excellent aromatic wines.Khashmi’s Saperavi – Dry, Red, Unfiltered, Qvevri Wine. Maceration and ageing of wine is done by Georgian (Kakhetian) traditional way, which means, that fermentation is performed with pomace and stems in Qvevri, which is a big, egg-shaped clay pot (like amhorae) buried deep in the ground to achieve stable temperature conditions throughout the year. For achieving high quality wine, before crushing we use sorting tables and select only the best quality grapes. Wine ageing is also performed in Qvevri. Wine is dark, intensive ruby-coloured. It has cherry and berry tones. It should be noted that wine is made naturally, without any additions and without filtration. Does not contain added sulphites.
Kisi – Dry, Unfiltered, Qvevri wine. Maceration and ageing of wine is done by Georgian (Kakhetian) traditional way, which means, that fermentation is performed with pomace and stems in Qvevri, which is a big, egg-shaped clay pot (like amhorae) buried deep in the ground to achieve stable temperature conditions throughout the year. For achieving high quality wine, before crushing we use sorting tables and select only the best quality grapes. After fermentation complete, wine stays on the pomace and stems 6 more months and performs natural filtration and stabilisation. Wine ageing is also performed in Qvevri. Wine is dark straw-coloured, with light aromas. It should be noted that wine is made naturally, without any additions and without filtration. Does not contain added sulphites.
Rkatsiteli – Natural, Dry, Unfiltered, Qvevri wine Maceration and ageing of wine is done by Georgian (Kakhetian) traditional way, which means, that fermentation is performed with pomace and stems in Qvevri, which is a big, egg-shaped clay pot (like amhorae) buried deep in the ground to achieve stable temperature conditions throughout the year. For achieving high quality wine, before crushing we use sorting tables and select only the best quality grapes. After fermentation complete, wine stays on the pomace and stems 6 more months and performs natural filtration and stabilisation. Wine ageing is also performed in Qvevri. Wine is dark straw-coloured and high in alcohol; on taste it is high in extract and has reach tones. It should be noted that wine is made naturally, without any additions and without filtration. Does not contain added sulphites.
Rkatsiteli “Rose” – Natural, Dry, Unfiltered, Qvevri wine Maceration and ageing of wine is done by Georgian (Kakhetian) traditional way, which means, that fermentation is performed with pomace and stems in Qvevri, which is a big, egg-shaped clay pot (like amhorae) buried deep in the ground to achieve stable temperature conditions throughout the year. For achieving high quality wine, before crushing we use sorting tables and select only the best quality grapes. After fermentation complete, wine stays on the pomace and stems 6 more months and performs natural filtration and stabilisation. Wine ageing is also performed in Qvevri. Wine is dark straw-coloured, with rose shades. It has aromatic tones of raisins, apricot and dried fig. It should be noted that wine is made naturally, without any additions and without filtration. Does not contain added sulphites.
Saperavi Khashmi – Dry, Red, Unfiltered, Qvevri wine. 100% Natural wine. Our vineyards are located in Khashmi’s best soils of Karabulakhi and we have only ungrafted (natural) rootstocks for our Saperavi grapes. We do not use fetilisers, systemic chemicals and do not irrigate vineyards to achieve highest quality grapes. Wine is made naturally, without any additions or SO2. Wine is not filtered, nor fined, and appearence of sediment is acceptable. Please store bottles horizontally in a dark, dry, cool place. Bottles Produced: 2300 ალკ/ABV 13.3% 750 მლ/ml
Kisi – Dry, Amber, Unfiltered, Qvevri wine. 100% Natural wine. Wine is made naturally, without any additions or SO2, from organic grapes of Kisi, in Qvevri, with 6 month skins and stems contact. Wine is not filtered, nor fined, and appearence of sediment is acceptable. Please store bottles horizontally in a dark, dry, cool place. Bottles Produced: 350 ალკ/ABV 13.8% 750 მლ/ml
Rkatsiteli – Dry, Amber, Unfiltered, Qvevri wine. 100% Natural wine. Wine is made naturally, without any additions or SO2, from organic grapes of Rkatsiteli, in Qvevri, with 6 month skins and stems contact. Wine is not filtered, nor fined, and appearence of sediment is acceptable. Please store bottles horizontally in a dark, dry, cool place. Bottles Produced: 2000 ალკ/ABV 13.5% 750 მლ/ml
Khikhvi – Dry, Amber, Unfiltered, Qvevri wine. 100% Natural wine. Wine is made naturally, without any additions or SO2, from organic grapes of very rare variety - Khikhvi; Wine is made in Qvevri, with 6 month skins and stems contact. Wine is not filtered, nor fined, and appearence of sediment is acceptable. Please store bottles horizontally in a dark, dry, cool place. Bottles produced: 650 ალკ/ABV 14.1% 750 მლ/ml
Mtsvane – Dry, Amber, Unfiltered, Qvevri wine. 100% Natural wine. Wine is made naturally, without any additions or SO2, from organic grapes of Kakhuri Mtsvane, in Qvevri, with 6 month skins and stems contact. Wine is not filtered, nor fined, and appearence of sediment is acceptable. Please store bottles horizontally in a dark, cool place. Bottles Produced: 950 ალკ/ABV 13.5% 750 მლ/ml