Seven Georgian wines win highest award in Japan

An international wine competition judged exclusively by Japanese female wine specialists awarded prizes to seven Georgian wines this week.

Seven Georgian wines were selected among 4,342 varieties of wines from 33 countries at the Sakura Japan Women's Wine Awards after five days of tasting in Japan.

Here are the winning Georgian wines:

Double Gold

• "Kisi 2016”, Kindzmarauli Corporation

Gold

• "Mtsvane 2016”, "Vaziani Company” line "Makashvili Wine Cellar”
• "Mtsvane 2015”, Shalauri Wine Cellar

Silver

• "Saperavi Rose 2015”, Kindzmarauli Corporation
• "Saperavi 2016”, "Vaziani Company” line "Makashvili Wine Cellar”
• "Rkatsiteli Mtsvane”, Shalauri Wine Cellar
• "Kisi 2016”, "Vaziani Company”