The Essence
Mariné
Semi-sweet white with delicate floral aromas and a graceful finish.
“Just like Mariné, the wine is delicate, graceful, and sweet.”
David Lanchava
Floral
honey
stone fruit
gentle sweetness. Medium-bodied.
Delicate, graceful, and sweet.
Like individuals, wine has unique personalities and tells their own stories. This wine is named after my sixth child, Mariné.
- Style
- Semi-Sweet white
- Alcohol
- 11.5%
- Serve at
- 8 to 10°C
- 01Floral
- 02Honey
- 03Stone fruit
- 04Gentle sweetness
- 05Medium-bodied
Semi-sweet white wine made from 100% Kisi grapes & harvested in the viticultural region of Kakheti, Georgia.
A rare white grape of eastern Kakheti, historically grown around Telavi and Kvareli.
Riesling, for the way sweetness sits against acidity. Mariné is not Riesling, and it is cleaner: the sweetness is the grapes' own, with nothing added, so it finishes fresh rather than sticky. Kisi brings floral aromas, honey and stone fruit.
- Salads
- Soft Cheese
- Light Desserts
- Seafood
Everything on the label, and a little more.
Specifications change with each release. These are current.
- Grape variety
- 100% Kisi
- Style
- Semi-Sweet
- Alcohol
- 11.5%
- Serve at
- 8 to 10°C46 to 50°F
- Color
- Light gold with amber reflections
- Region
- Kakheti
Kakheti
Georgia's principal wine region, in the east, holding roughly 60 to 70 percent of the country's vineyard area and most of its appellations. The Likhi Ridge shields it from Black Sea moisture, giving warm, dry summers and cold winters, while the Alazani and Iori valleys temper vineyards planted between about 250 and 800 meters. It is the heartland of the Kakhetian qvevri method, which ferments white grapes on their skins, seeds and stems to produce Georgia's classic amber wines.
Asked often.
Mariné is semi-sweet rather than fully sweet. It carries a gentle sweetness with delicate floral aromas, honey and stone fruit, medium-bodied at 11.5% alcohol, finishing gracefully.
No. Mariné and Amber are both made from 100% Kisi, but Mariné is a semi-sweet white wine, while Amber is a dry skin-contact wine fermented in qvevri. Only Amber is an amber, or orange, wine.
Kisi is a rare indigenous white grape of eastern Kakheti, historically grown around Telavi and Kvareli. It was almost lost: phylloxera thinned it out a century ago and it yields a quarter to a third less than Rkatsiteli, so growers abandoned it. The quality of its wine brought it back. In the Lanchava Collection it appears twice, as the semi-sweet Mariné and the qvevri-fermented Amber.
Salads, soft cheeses, light desserts, and seafood.
Serve Mariné at 8 to 10°C (46 to 50°F). Straight from the fridge is a little too cold. Give it ten minutes in the glass and the aromatics open up.
Closest familiar reference: Riesling, for the way sweetness sits against acidity. Mariné is not Riesling, and it is cleaner: the sweetness is the grapes' own, with nothing added, so it finishes fresh rather than sticky. Kisi brings floral aromas, honey and stone fruit.
Mariné is sold in the United States through Total Wine & More, typically around $16.99 for a 750ml bottle. Retail price varies by state and store.
Continue the Journey
Discover the Tradition Behind the Wine
Every bottle in our collection carries an 8,000-year story. From the ancient Qvevri vessels to the Tamada's table, explore the heritage that shaped this wine.
Reading for Kisi drinkers
Kisi Grape Profile: Origin, Character, and Wine Styles
Kisi is Georgia's revived native white grape, likely a natural hybrid of Rkatsiteli and Mtsvane, made as crisp dry white, tropical semi-sweet, and full-bodied qvevri amber wine.
Amber Wine vs Orange Wine: Why the Name Matters
Both terms describe skin-contact white wine, but amber wine and orange wine are not the same thing. The difference is thousands of years deep.
Is Georgian Wine Sweet or Dry? The Full Range Explained
Georgian wine is not one style. It spans dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet, sweet, sparkling, and fortified wines, often from the same grape.
