Region: Georgia
Grapes: Rkatsiteli
Alcohol: 12.5%
Notes on the Wine
This wine is a crisp and pleasantly aromatic white wine. It has a gentle acidity with notes of tropical fruits.
Notes on the Producer
Guardians' Rkatsiteli label honors Lela, one of Georgia's legendary woman warriors. In 1659, Lela, the daughter of a famous warrior, stepped forward to join the effort to liberate Georgia from foreign warlords, but was refused because she was a woman. One warrior, Kviria, knew that the effort could not succeed without Lela's help, and devised a plan to strike by stealth. Lela perished in the fray, but not before opening the gates and leading the way for a Georgian victory.
For 8,000 years women have made wine in Georgia, but often behind the scenes. By both honoring the legendary Georgian women on their labels and by donating a percentage of their sales to organizations that support and invest in Georgian women winemakers, they are committed to enable a new generation of women to be the face of Georgian wine.
