Founded in 2010, Iberieli Wine Cellar is a family owned winery, run by Zurab Topuridze. The name Iberieli – which was chosen by Zurab’s children – refers to the ancient people in the Caucasus who made wine several thousand years ago. These people later became Georgians and are believed to be the inventers of Kvevri winemaking.
Winemaker
Zurab Topuridze
Zurab Topuridze is Iberieli Wine Cellar’s winemaker and is a cofounder of Georgia’s Natural Wine Association (nwa.ge). He is known across Georgia, and in many other countries, as one of Georgia’s finest natural winemakers. His wines are extensively exported and consistently sell out. His pioneering efforts are credited with bringing the Guria regions’ ancient Chkhaveri varietal back from near extinction to the prominent, respected and cherished status it enjoys today.
Vineyards & Varietals
Iberieli Wine Cellar has vineyards and wineries in two locations in Georgia. One is in the West Georgia region of Guria, a lush, green, exceptionally scenic semitropical terrain, and the other is in the heart of Georgia’s prime wine growing region in East Georgia, Kakheti.
Iberieli Wine Cellar grows and crafts wines from the following varietals: Saperavi, Rkatiteli, Khikhvi, Mtsvane, Kisi and Chkhaveri.
Sustainability
Iberieli holds to the natural Georgian methods of winemaking, raising and harvesting local grape varieties using organic farming processes and is devoted to the authentic traditions of Qvevri winemaking. Iberieli Wine Cellar is known as one of the leading natural wine makers in Georgia, and for setting high standards in natural winemaking. All Iberieli wines are fermented naturally without imported yeast or any other chemical and/or biological interventions. This creates live, healthier wines, representative of the terroir.