Georgia: SHUMI
Founded in 1997, Wine Company Shumi produces a wide range of grape-based alcoholic beverages, including some created using patented technology and others found nowhere else in the world. Under the direction of top Georgian winemaker, Giorgi Khatiashvili, consulting with renowned French winemaker Jean-Michel Ferrandez, Shumi’s products are acclaimed for their quality and have earned more than 450 prestigious international awards. The concept, which was basement of the company in 1997, focused not only on the quality production, but also on restoring forgotten traditions, planting vineyards in controlled microzones and finding and restoring the Georgian vine gene pool.
