IRMA AND KATO’S VINEYARDS AND MARANI — Wine in Shida Kartli, Georgia

Wine — Shida Kartli, Georgia

Our roots are in Meskhetia. My ancestors got a respectable surname in Meskhetia, because they were distributors of canal water. Everyone remembers what water meant in Meskhetia, considering its scarcity; So, our last name — Меребашвили — came from the professional word that means water distributor — Меребашвили.
My grandfather, Ivan the Great, settled in Caspian Sea with seven sons. Two centuries ago, together with other compatriots, he reflected the Ottoman expansion on the land of Meskhetino. Our fund remains on the territory of Turkey. My father’s grandfather, Tshalba, along with his brothe