Is homemade wine better than commercial wine in Georgia?

A small private winery in Sighnaghi, member of an international winemakers' association, specializes exclusively in dry wines. They hold international certificates, export abroad, and offer tasting tours with a production walkthrough. Such producers value their reputation too much to compromise quality.

Small wineries can produce very high-quality wine precisely because they don't compete with large factories on volume — their niche is quality and uniqueness.

Sellers of 'homemade wine' often claim their product is authentic while bottled wine is fake powder-based. This is a myth. Large wineries operate under strict quality control driven by market competition — their reputation depends on it.

Homemade wine sold on the street or by private sellers undergoes no quality checks. Good small producers exist, but they're the exception. When buying homemade wine, you have no way of knowing what you're actually getting.