Following the family tradition, the 30th Mukhran-Batoni, Prince Davit Bagration of Mukhrani and Georgia, is proud to follow in the footsteps of Prince Ivane Bagration of Mukhrani, the 26th Mukhran-Batoni (1812–1895). Prince Ivane was a successful winemaker who produced sparkling wines and created the Palace of Mukhrani. He took a great interest in the art of viniculture and employed French and Georgian specialists to construct a large winery on his family estate at Mukhrani in 1876, incorporating French bottling technology.
Georgia is the homeland of wine, with an 8,000-year history of Georgian winemaking—from the Neolithic period to the 21st century.
The fertility of much of the country’s land, advances in and support for Georgia’s agricultural sector, and opportunities for export to partner countries have encouraged me to rebuild the vineyards and winery on the lands of Mukhrani.
It is a pleasure to meet and work with some of the descendants of the men and women who worked in the vineyards of Ivane Mukhran-Batoni. I began this project in 2017 and hope to introduce the first bottles of wine by 2022. The important thing is the final result; for this reason, we must allow sufficient time to produce excellent Georgian wines for the finest tables in the world.
Prince Davit of Mukhrani and Georgia