From the early 19th century, about 1829, family of Uzunashvili have been regarded as highly skilled winemakers at the House of Alexander Chavchavadze – a prominent Georgian public figure, a poet, an innovator, and a leader, famous for his aspiration to everything European and bringing contemporary Europe immediately into the Georgian social and cultural life.
Alexander was also known as a great entrepreneur and a passionate lover of wine.
After a tragedy struck Alexander’s family, he gave up his estate to the Russian Imperial court.
Since then Chavchavadze estate became a Russian Royal Estate, where he was modestly asked to continue his activities.
Uzunashvili family remained forever loyal to their master and looked after His vineyards and made wines, which had always been outstanding in the country as well as in the world around.
The last fame to this Estate and to Uzunashvili family came right in the beginning of the 20thC, when Nicolas the II, the last Russian Emperor, awarded Uzunashvili family with the Diploma for ‘Noble and Outstanding Winemaking’ and granted the Big Imperial Medallion.
After Soviet Russia annexed Georgia and the family of Uzunashvili was deprived of all the awards of Royal origin. Further, the Estate was broken up into Soviet-type collective farms and the family of Uzunashvili lost their duties and functions.
Instead, they continued on a very small scale retaining the century-old tradition of Georgian winemaking with their own tilt as well as teaching their sons and daughters how to cherish vine, make wine, and, finally, how to truly enjoy it.
“Uzunashvili’s Mukuzani cellar” is established by Vazha Uzunashvili. He is an 11th generation winemaker in his family. Vazha has 35 years of experience in this field. Не received his education and qualification at Moscow State University of Food Production and in the Carcassonne region in the South of France. Over the years he has worked at various wineries including "Mukuzani wine factory N2", "Shabo", "GWS", "Royal Khvanchkara" and "Sanavardo Wine".
“Uzunashvili’s Mukuzani cellar” offers ecologically pure Qvevri wine. Qvevri is a large earthenware vessel used for the fermentation, storage, and aging of wine. In 2013, UNESCO added the traditional Georgian method of making wine in Qvevri to its list of intangible cultural heritage. Georgia is the country with 8 000 years of winemaking tradition and history.
The wine at “Uzunashvili’s Mukuzani cellar” is made with Rkatsiteli, Kakhetian Green, Qisi, and Saperavi varieties of grapes harvested from Mukuzani micro-zone, Kakheti, which is the main wine-growing region of Georgia.
Georgia
Kakheti,
2019
INTERNATIONAL QVEVRI WINE COMPETITION - Silver, Red dry Saperavi 2017 INTERNATIONAL QVEVRI WINE COMPETITION - Silver, White dry Rkatsiteli 2017
IWSC WINNER 2023 - Bronze, 88 points Mtsvane Mukuzani Kakheti
