The Shumi Winery and Tourist Complex is located in the Tsinandali village, Kakheti, Georgia. • In 1997, the Wine Company Shumi started its activities with the cultivation of vineyards in the unique micro-zones of Georgia.
• In 2001, the Shumi Winery was built, and the first grapes were harvested the same year:
The Winery is equipped with the latest generation of technologically advanced facilities, which ensure precise control over all stages of the wine production process; and are considered among the best in Georgia.
The laboratory is equipped with highly sensitive analytical facilities.
The Winery has created a unique wine aging unit.
• In 2002, Shumi created the Georgian Ethnographic Pavilion also at Tsinandali, where ancient Georgian household items and antique winemaking equipment were exhibited.
Our guests and visitors to Tsinandali are offered educational tours, historical and current information, the tasting of our various wines, brandy, chacha and other specialty products as well as the option to attend various master-classes.
The creation of such a place was the first initiative in Georgia, which laid the foundation for the explosive growth of enotourism.
• Since 2002, Shumi wines have been participating in international competitions.
Today Shumi’s products are acclaimed for their quality, they have earned more than 350 prestigious international awards and counting, among them are prizes and medals that no other company in the history of Georgia has ever received.
• In 2003, in order to preserve the integrity of the genetics of the Georgian autochthonous grape varieties, Shumi created the First Private Comprehensive Varietal Collection Vineyard in Georgia.
Shumi scoured Georgia far and wide searching for the diverse grape varieties, and as a result, we rescued several dozen very specific grapes varieties native to Georgia a and saved them from total extinction.
This is the largest private ampelographic collection in the world!
Now there are approximately 1300 varieties of living vines each containing a different and unique variety of grape in the collection. Among these, 33 varieties of grapes still remain unknown in the rest of the world, as scientists have yet to be able to identify them.
In addition to becoming an area tourist attraction, this collection has had tremendous scientific and research value.
Aside from being a tourist attraction, this collection has tremendous scientific and research value The Comprehensive Varietal Collection Vineyard, serving as a foundation for scientific research, is included in the list of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and has its own unique code: GEO036.
At our unique facility, Georgian, French and Italian scientists conduct research and experimental work.
Shumi’s specialists are constantly researching and identifying the potential of rare varieties of vines, some of which, have already begun to be cultivated for the production of wine.
Due to experiments based upon our extensive collection of vineyards, Shumi has created a unique range of amazing grape-based alcoholic beverages, which exist nowhere else in the world!
• In 2005, Shumi created the First Wine Museum in Georgia, which contains ancient household items and the oldest exhibits of winemaking.
The Museum’s oldest artifacts are more than 6,000 years old.
VINEYARDS
Shumi has vineyards located in all of the historically famous and unique winemaking micro-climates of Georgia.
They are: “Didkure” in Napareuli, “Nadarbazevi” in Mukuzani, “Nadolobari” in Kindzmarauli, “The Valley of Roses” in Tsinandali and others.
Many of the vineyards are surrounded by wild nature.
While tending and cultivating our vineyards, we consider it our duty to maintain a delicate balance between nature and humans.
Shumi is the first company in Georgia to strictly use organic, bio- and bio-dynamic methods of cultivation which is neither harmful to the soil, nor is it contaminating the surrounding wildlife.
In 2003, in order to preserve the integrity of the genetics of the Georgian autochthonous grape varieties, Shumi created the First Private Comprehensive Varietal Collection Vineyard in Georgia.
Shumi scoured Georgia far and wide searching for the various grape varieties, and as a result, we rescued several dozen very specific grapes varieties native to Georgia; saved them from total extinction.
Shumi’s private ampelographic collection is the largest the world!
Now there are approximately 1300 varieties of living vines each containing a different and unique variety of grape in the collection. Among these, 33 varieties of grapes still remain unknown in the rest of the world, as scientists have yet to be able to identify them.
TOURIST & ENOGASTRONOMY COMPLEX
In 2002, the First Tourist Complex in Georgia was created, which is completely unique and throughout the world has no equivalent counterparts!
Our Complex spans nine hectares, with diverse infrastructure.
The Complex numbers 38 locations, including:
• The First Wine Museum in Georgia;
• The First Comprehensive Varietal Collection Vineyard in Georgia;
• The Marani;
• The Enoteca;
• The Georgian Ethnographic Pavilion;
• Gastronomic zones with a restaurant and terraces, cafes, verandas, pavilions and tasting areas;
• The Wine Shop, showcasing a wide assortment of different products and alcoholic drinks including Company Shumi’s exclusives produced using our own unique technologies;
• The Decorative Garden, with sculptures made by famous Georgian and international artists.
Shumi’s Complex and Varietal Vineyards is an ideal location for private and corporate parties as well as the perfect ambiance and backdrop for wedding ceremonies.
In 2019, Shumi’s Tourist Complex was acknowledged as "the most beautiful venue in Georgia"!
In 2020, Shumi became the winner in two categories: ‘THE BEST LOCATION FOR GASTRONOMIC REGIONAL TOURISM’ and ‘THE BEST WINE TOURISM AWARD’ in the framework of the national tourism award “WELCOME TO GEORGIA”, which is considered the ‘Oscars’ of tourist and hospitality industry in Georgia.
QUALITY&PRODUCTS
• In 2005, Shumi became one of the first wine producing companies that received an international certification: DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 and HASSP.
• In 2005, the German Technical Support Society (GTZ) recognized Shumi as a base production for other Georgian wine producers in regards to the implementation of quality management systems.
• In 2012, Shumi received an international certificate of product quality management and safety system under the ISO 22000 - 2005 standard.
• In 2020, Shumi received an international certificate of product quality management and safety system under the ISO 22000:2018 (ISO 22003:2013:С IV) standards.
• By fulfilling the complete circle of production, which includes all stages of wine making – from growing and harvesting grapes, to bottling and packaging, Shumi has a distinct advantage in its superiority and unpatrolled quality control.
• Shumi produces a wide range of products and alcoholic beverages, some are made using the our own unique and in some cases, patented technologies which exist nowhere else in the world:
o Lazare
o Genesis
o Zigu
o Shobili
o Churchhela Tsinandali
o Zigu cheese
o Zigu ice cream; among others.
• Shumi’s products are acclaimed for their quality, they have earned more than 350 prestigious international awards and counting, among them are prizes and medals that no other company in the history of Georgia has ever received.
• In 2020, Shumi was recognized by one of the most important and prestigious wine competitions in the world at Mundus Vini as THE BEST WINE PRODUCER IN GEORGIA!
• The well-known winemakers Georgi Khatiashvili and Jean-Michel Ferrande manage the production of Shumi’s grape based alcoholic beverages.
UNIQUE FEATURES
• Shumi's vineyards are located in unique geographical and historical micro-climates throughout Georgia.
• Shumi is the first company in Georgia that:
o applied the "green harvest" method in its vineyards;
o used a bio-method of vine cultivation;
o made bio wine;
o used a bio-dynamic method of cultivating vines.
• Shumi holds a number of inventions and patents.
• Shumi manufactures a wide range of products using patented technology, among them exclusive beverages that cannot be replicated elsewhere in the world.
• Shumi exports its products to 29 countries.
• Shumi’s products are acclaimed for their quality, they have earned more than 350 prestigious international awards and counting, among them are prizes and medals that no other company in the history of Georgia has ever received.
• Shumi has established the First Wine Museum in Georgia.
• Shumi has created the Comprehensive Varietal Collection Vineyard which is considered the largest private collection of vines and wine grapes in the world, some of Earth’s rarest grape varieties are growing only in this vineyard.
• Shumi has given birth and life to the development of enotourism in Georgia.
• Shumi has established its own wine school (SWS), where high school students, students and representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises and family farms in Georgia study for free, and where international students undergo their internships.
• At Plumpton College, the UK's leading wine institution, Shumi sponsored a wine museum and also became an organizer of Qvevri wine production.
• Shumi has designed and created the Decorative Garden, which presents sculptures made by famous Georgian and international artists.
• In 2019, the territory of the Shumi Complex was acknowledged as "the most beautiful venue in Georgia"!
• In 2020, Shumi was recognized by one of the most important and prestigious wine competitions in the world at Mundus Vini as THE BEST WINE PRODUCER IN GEORGIA!
• In 2020, Shumi became the winner in two categories: ‘THE BEST LOCATION FOR GASTRONOMIC REGIONAL TOURISM’ and ‘THE BEST WINE TOURISM AWARD’ in the framework of the national tourism award “WELCOME TO GEORGIA”, which is considered the ‘Oscars’ of tourist and hospitality industry in Georgia.
Georgia
Kakheti,
2001
