OUR GOAL

When I first traveled to Georgia over 10 years ago, I immediately fell in love with this country, its nature, people, food, and wine. The country has never let me go, and I started to travel to Georgia every year. One region, in particular, has always appealed to me: the Alazani Valley in Eastern Georgia: a vast and fertile plain stretching along the Caucasus mountains till the Azeri border. My longing for Georgia became bigger over time and in 2019 I made the decision to emigrate.

In Georgia, I partly live in the capital Tbilisi and partly in my beloved Alazani Valley, in Eniseli to be exact. This is a small village, very rural, nestled in breathtaking nature. No restaurant, no cinema, no theater, no bars: life in Eniseli is simple, authentic, and real. There I met Vano Asanashvili. And although I could speak practically no Georgian at that time, a friendship developed immediately. As I wanted to produce my own wine, Vano and I started looking for a suitable piece of land, which we found a few minutes away between Kvareli and Sanavardo. It is surrounded by other vineyards, fruit orchards, and cow pastures.

Our land is located in the Kindzmarauli microzone, the perfect area for viticulture. About half of the land was planted with then seven-year-old Saperavi vines, and the rest was empty. There we planted Kisi and Rkatsiteli vines in 2020 and Khikhvi in 2021. Furthermore, we started to gradually transform our vineyard into a pure organic one together with a friend who specializes in organic farming. This process will be completed by 2024.

Fabio’s house in Eniseli is an ancient building full of history, containing an 80 years old wine cellar with Kvevris of the same age.

From April 2022, we aim to renovate and enlarge the wine cellar, build a storage room for the bottles, and refurbish the second floor. This will allow us to enlarge wine production by 120% and to host up to 8 guests in our estate.

We respect the environment and treat soils and vines in a natural way. We produce only natural wines without any additives. The filtration is also done in a natural way. We employ people from the immediate area and support the local trade. In gastronomy, we use only local products from organic cultivation. We pay our employees and suppliers fairly.

If we can realize the project, we will not only be fulfilling a dream ourselves. We will also create added value for the region. From autumn 2022, we will create a new job in wine production to cope with the increased capacity. From spring 2023, we will create two additional jobs in the catering and hospitality field. With regular cultural events in the vineyard, we will be giving artists a stage and bring fun and variety to the rural region.