The founders of Eclipse are partners and comrades who have been working in the IT business for many years. People with a math mindset, creative thinking and ambitious plans, and in love with wine. Before starting the construction of their winery, they gained valuable experience by visiting iconic wineries in California, France and Italy. Eclipse employs an international team of engineers, technologists, oenologists, sommeliers, IT and SMM specialists, photographers from Georgia, Poland, Ukraine, UAE, Italy, Russia. The big team — minded people, who are passionate about wine and winemaking.

Eclipse Winery is located in the heart of the famous wine-growing region of Georgia and, in our opinion, in the heart of the world - in the Alazani Valley, in Kakheti (Kindzmarauli zone). Above our vineyards there is a Nekres monastery with a small church of the 4th century and a beautiful view of the Alazani Valley, and next to it are the ruins of an ancient pagan temple of the Sun.

The total vineyard area is 35 hectares on 4 plots near Nekresi, Sanavardo, Kuchatani and the Bursa river.
The winery is located in a vineyard, which aims to shorten the road from the vineyard to production as much as possible.

OUR LOCATION

“Best vineyards, best grapes, best wine”.
Only grapes flow by gravity goes to wine, and with minimal doubt about the quality, the wine is processed into alcohol. The wines of the first harvest Eclipse 2020 - white Tsiskari (100% Rkatsiteli) and Alioni (100% Kisi) won bronze medals in the category “classic wines” at the International Exhibition of Wines and Spirits WinExpo Georgia 2021, held recently in Tbilisi. All our wines also took silver medals (Esabi and Alioni) and bronze medals (Tsiskari and Feliz) at London wine competition 2022. Feliz 2021 won a silver medal at International Rose championship 2022 in Poland. Other novelties on the way, including dry red wine from Saperavi from the best and oldest site on the hillside of the Former Vineyards in Nekresi. With our iapproach, it promises to become a star in our collection. And this is just the beginning!

The Alazani Valley is surrounded by the slopes of the Gombori Range and the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Range; in terms of climate, it is very similar to the Napa Valley in California. The land is very rich in different types of soil, there are about 10 varieties. Our Saperavi grows in the “Kindzmarauli zone” - this is one of the best terroirs for this variety. Nowhere else does Saperavi collect so much sugar and produce such exceptional wines. Grapes have been grown on these lands for a very long time, many vines are over 30 years old!

TERROIR

GRAPES

In 2019, in the Italian nursery in Rauscedo, we purchased
-------vine plants of Rkatsiteli, Saperavi, Chardonnay, Sangiovese,
------------Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as local
----------------vine plants of Kisi, Khikhvi and Mtsvane. In upcoming year, we
-------------------add Mtsvivani Kakhuri to our collection, this an autochthon is
---------------------practically not left in Georgia. All the vine plants have taken
----------------------root and are already bearing fruit. We carefully process the
----------------------grapes: we spray them against pests, tie them up and cut them.
----------------------The vine plants are in perfect condition. Harvesting is done
---------------------exclusively by hand, as in all the best farms. We carefully
-------------------put the berries in small boxes so as not to damage them and
----------------deliver them to the winery along the same perfectly flat road.
------------The harvest goes into production in the best possible condition
------and is immediately processed. This is one of the main factors
affecting the quality of wine.

In 2019, in the Italian nursery in Rauscedo, we purchased vine plants of Rkatsiteli, Saperavi, Chardonnay, Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as local vine plants of Kisi, Khikhvi and Mtsvane. In upcoming year, we add Mtsvivani Kakhuri to our collection, this an autochthon is practically not left in Georgia. All the vine plants have taken root and are already bearing fruit. We carefully process the grapes: we spray them against pests, tie them up and cut them. The vine plants are in perfect condition. Harvesting is done exclusively by hand, as in all the best farms. We carefully put the berries in small boxes so as not to damage them and deliver them to the winery along the same perfectly flat road. The harvest goes into production in the best possible condition and is immediately processed. This is one of the main factors affecting the quality of wine.

Eclipse Winery wines are made according to French technology: debourbage, cold maceration, fermentation and aging in stainless steel, malolactic fermentation, filtration, aging in the best French oak barrels (barriques) from Limousin - Seguin Moreau, in Italian amphoras Artenova Terrecotte.

TECHNOLOGY

TRADITION

Tradition is sacred. The best vineyard plots were selected thanks to the help of old inhabitant. On the way are amber wines, that getting ready according to the ancient Kakhetian method in kvevri. For that reason, we purchased 20 qvevris from Western Georgia with a total volume of 36,000 liters. We are finishing the construction of the Marani building for aging oranges in 2022 year. And we are actively working, on a par with international varieties, with Georgian autochthons as well.

EQUIPMENT

All wine material is processed on the latest equipment from
leading European manufacturers, such as Bucher Vaslin (France),
complete with: an elevator with a Teflon belt, a triage vibration
table, a Delta Oscillys 100 delicate ridge separator, a crusher
(crusher), a unique peristatic pump (this type of pump is used in
dialysis machines). Alambiki, a Serbian company DES and the
only French company Chalvignac in Georgia, whose equipment
-----is used by all leading manufacturers in the world, is used for
-------------distilling alcohol. A separate press by Delta Toffola Group
-------------------(Italy) is used for the production of raw materials.
--------------------------All these are the best, proven and proven
--------------------------------manufacturers of equipment for wineries,
---------------------------------------and they were purchased in a new
----------------------------------------------state, and in sets that are
-----------------------------------------------------unique for Georgia.

All wine material is processed on the latest equipment from leading European manufacturers, such as Bucher Vaslin (France), complete with: an elevator with a Teflon belt, a triage vibration table, a Delta Oscillys 100 delicate ridge separator, a crusher (crusher), a unique peristatic pump (this type of pump is used in dialysis machines). Alambiki, a Serbian company DES and the only French company Chalvignac in Georgia, whose equipment is used by all leading manufacturers in the world, is used for distilling alcohol. A separate press by Delta Toffola Grou (Italy) is used for the production of raw proven materials. All these are the best, and proven manufacturers of equipment for wineries, and they were purchased in a newstate, and in sets that areunique for Georgia.

In our nearest plans: at the moment, the construction of the Marani with 20 qvevris with a total volume of 36 tons is being completed, a refrigerant for temperature control with digital automatic control has been supplied to the qvevri, and Italian barrels «Boti» have been delivered for aging the wine for 4-5 years. It is also planned to create new wines, using blends of European (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese, Merlot and Chardonnay) and Georgian traditional grape varieties.

OUR GOALS & PLANS

AWARDS

Decanter worl wine awards 2024

International Rose
Championship 2021

Asia wine trophy 2023

Georgia International Wine Awards 2021

The International Wine and Spirits Competition 2022

IWSC 2024

INTERNATIONAL QVEVRI WINE COMPETITION2023

2023 LONDON WINE COMPETITION

Paris Wine Cup

The London Wine Competition 2022