Pippa

9.0

This is a really lovely rose of montepulciano. Sometimes Georgian wines are a bit too intense for me but this is a bit more subtle. With 12.5% alcohol, it’s dry and a little bitter, cherry but also slightly floral. — 2 months ago

Rachael Doob

8.9

Cheeto colored Georgian skin contact wine. Full bodied with notes of tea and apple. Slightly tannic bright acidity and a little bit funky especially second day. — 5 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Nose has ripe blackberry, ripe raspberry, crushed black cherry, wet leather, crushed sandstone or old terracotta pots and end of season rose.

Palate has ripe cherry, dehydrated cranberry, ripe raspberry, dried blueberries, dried tart cherry with fine tannins and a long finish.

1500ml, why open two bottles when one will do? Decanted 4H, much more time appreciated. We love how slowly this format ages, it's like one-half speed. 👍

Solid pairing tonight with 'Georgian Chicken'; (local) chicken thighs with dry rub, seared in cast iron then simmered/baked in a walnut/cilantro/serrano/tomato paste sauce, finished with pomegranate seeds & pomegranate vinegar drizzle. — 5 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.0

Earthy Saperavi, with a long and potent finish of pepper and earth. One of the best Saperavis I have had. Perfect with Georgian lamb dishes. — 6 years ago

Pooneet K

8.9

A quite nice wine from Georgia - relatively limited experience with these wines, but clearly a strong winemaking tradition. Nice and inky dark in the glass, with lots of dark berry fruit. Medium bodied with medium minus tannins and good acid on the finish. For the price - and with Georgian food in Brighton Beach - a nice wine for sure. — 7 years ago

Connor Smith

9.1

Finger. Lakes. Saperavi.

If this ain’t American winemaking in the 21st century we don’t know what is! 🇺🇸🍷🇬🇪🍇

At least, that’s what we were thinking before reading up on Standing Stone and founders Marti & Tom Macinski. They actually first planted this fascinating Georgian grape here in ***1994*** (just 3 years after Georgia left the USSR, for those keeping score at home) intended for blending.

Increasingly impressed by the quality of the grapes, they offered their first varietal Saperavi in 2010 - as “The Dark Red”, since the grape name was as yet unrecognized by the federal government. Once it was, they became the first American winery to release a wine labeled Saperavi.

Fine tuned to the cold, high mountains of Kakheti in eastern Georgia, it makes sense why it would thrive in the Finger Lakes! The name Saperavi literally means “ink”, a sensible name for a grape with pitch-dark skin AND flesh! 🖤

Marti and Tom sold the winery and retired in 2017. But their enduring legacy may just be budding. We’ve heard of Saperavi planting projects underway in New York, Virginia, and Oregon.

Saperavi’s runaway affinity for the Finger Lakes may have been a bit of a happy accident, but the Macinskis deserve every bit of credit for thinking outside the box, putting it in motion, and bringing it to fruition! 🙌🙌🙌 — 7 years ago

John Bjorklund

9.3

This is a great semi-sweet Georgian wine. And not too sweet. Thank goodness. Big fruits, and tannic. — 8 months ago

Neil Blaze

9.2

The producer of this lovely wine likens this ancient Georgian variety to sauvignon blanc. While this did have similar aromas of grass and lemon pith, as well as tropical fruit notes on the palate, I found this to be softer, and less tangy, than sauv blanc. Almost tastes like sauv blanc blended with riesling! 100% Rkatsiteli. 9/15/22. — 4 years ago

Lucinda Guinn

9.1

Great Georgian pick from primrose. Tart and sour with a nice finish. — 6 years ago

Michael

9.0

Georgian Nebbiolo, big black fruit, leather and incense, moderate tannins but super drinkable — 6 years ago

with Adriana

Andrew

8.9

Sweet white wine — 7 years ago

Peter Debruge

10

As orange wines go, this is the best I’ve tasted. A Slovenian wine made in the Georgian tradition. — 7 years ago

Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

8.9

really well done. classes Georgian skin contact white. rich, viscous, but citrus acidity to balance. rose water, thyme, roasted almonds. — 7 years ago

Jody Wycech

9.0

Delicious. Well balanced acidity and tannins. jammy. Paired well with Georgian dumplings and katchupuri. Would also be great on its own. — 3 years ago

with Ethan, Peter and 1 other

Colleen Z

9.0

Bold, dry amber wine - high in tannins, acidic, notes of honey, apricot, cherry and orange. Beautiful Georgian wine. — 5 years ago

with Triza

Kayla Abe

9.2

Cherry, hibiscus, a bit of spritz. Banger of a Georgian rosé. — 6 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.0

Not a bit of Georgian script anywhere on the bottle, but a big square of marketing copy on the back label. Ok, great—these wines need more exposure! Medium amber (amber—so much nicer than “orange”), light tannin, apricot, great acidity, and refreshing in a brilliant way. Perfect with a range of foods. A stunning value. #georgianwine — 6 years ago

with Alsu

Ellen Clifford

9.1

Ever a favorite, and the first Georgian wine I ever had. Saperavi sounds like savory and this is but it contains multitudes. Enchanting. — 7 years ago

Joe Lazar

10

Georgian wine from Ksenia — 7 years ago

Danielle Knott

9.0

Juicy at first then smoky. Jelly belly on the nose. Wow! Georgian lady wine makers — 7 years ago

with Salvador