Baia's Wine
We produce organic wines in West Georgia and offer people unforgettable wine tourism experience
About the winery
BAIA’S WINE IS A SMALL FAMILY WINERY IN THE VILLAGE OF OBCHA, WESTERN GEORGIA. BAIA AND HER FAMILY HAVE BEEN GROWING GRAPES AND PRODUCING WINE FOR OVER THREE GENERATIONS AND THEY ARE PROUD TO SHARE THEIR WINE WITH THE WORLD AS WINE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG TRADITION FOR THE OLDER GENERATIONS OF THE FAMILY. BAIA IS 27 YEARS OLD AND SINCE 2015 SHE HAS BEEN PRODUCING ORGANIC WHITE WINES. BAIA’S SISTER GVANTSA AND READING FOR A MASTERS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AT UNIVERSITY. SHE STARTED MAKING ORGANIC WINE IN 2015 AND NOW SHE IS PRODUCING RED WINE FROM OTSKHANUSI SAPERE AND ALADASTURI GRAPES. GIORGI IS THE YOUNGEST IN THE FAMILY AND HE IS STUDYING ENOLOGY AT THE SAME UNIVERSITY TO HIS BIG SISTER. ALL OF THE WINE IS MADE USING GRAPES ONLY GROWN ON THEIR OWN VINEYARDS IN OBCHA. ALL THE WINES ARE AGED IN THE FAMILY WINE CELLAR. THREE GENERATIONS OF THE FAMILY WORK ON THE VINEYARD TO DELIVER TRADITIONAL ORGANIC GEORGIAN WINE
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Location
Imereti
History & Geography
THE VILLAGE OF OBCHA BOASTS A UNIQUE MICRO-CLIMATE FOR GROWING THE GRAPES THAT ARE USED TO MAKE BAIA’S WINES. OBCHA IS LOCATED EAST OF THE SAIRME MOUNTAINS, WHICH GIVES A SLIGHTLY HIGHER ANGLE FOR THE RAYS OF THE SUN AND A GREATER SOLAR INTENSITY. AT 324 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL, THE LAND OFFERS AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR GROWING PREMIUM WINE GRAPES. THE PERFECT BALANCE OF GEOGRAPHY, MICRO-CLIMATE AND WELL-DRAINED SOIL COME TOGETHER TO CREATE THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT FOR BAIS’S EXQUISITELY HANDCRAFTED WINES. THE HEAVY COLD AIR THAT COLLECTS BETWEEN THE HIGH PEAKS DURING THE NIGHT DRAINS OFF THE HEIGHTS, MUCH LIKE WATER, JOINING COLD MOIST AIR, CREATING A DOUBLE COOLING EFFECT. THE COOL NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES ARE CRITICAL IN DEVELOPING HIGH QUALITY GRAPES. THE ALLUVIAL SOIL, WITH CLAY, GRAVEL, SAND AND LIMESTONE HAS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON WINE QUALITY. THE LIMESTONE OFFERS GOOD DRAINAGE IN THE WET YEARS, RETAINING MUCH NEEDED MOISTURE IN THE DRY VINTAGES, WHILE ADDING VARIOUS MINERAL
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