So what ' s the other story ? <| sep |> I ' m not saying it ' s interchangeable in conversation today . I ' m saying it ' s interchangeable in the context of Yuri . Just substitute USSR for globalism when you hear him speak . <| sep |> If you can snatch a pet or value pack with silver , that ' s a win win since these are pretty difficult to buy oon the AH . If you ever see a pet just chilling on AH , grab it asap . <| sep |> Not necessarily even in the U . S . but its certainly easier , we got millions of illegal residents . <| sep |> shit . Guessing you are ok if you are heading home and not hospital . <| sep |> While not new to orange wine there are several Croatian winemakers who are making white wine with some skin contact , this is the first time that all 8 Croatian wine lovers are tasting Georgian wine . My partner , Matt , and I brought along 4 of our personal faves from Georgia for this meetup . The wines were served in an intentional sequence from a few days of skin contact something we expect everyone will enjoy to deep amber , tannic wine that saw months of skin contact something that challenges and few will appreciate . Surprisingly , it was the last bottle that was crowned the favourite of the night . Overall , everyone enjoyed 23 of the wines , except 1 person in the group . My notes for the Georgian amber wines are below . We continued the night with 6 different varietal wine made out of Teran , an indigenous variety from Istria , Croatia . Will share the notes for the Croatian wine in another post . Nikoladzeebis Marani , TsitskaTsolikouri , 2015 Winemaker Ramaz NikoladzeBackground Ramaz Nikoladze is one of the big names in Georgia . He makes only ~ 3 , 000 bottlesyear . His Tsolikouri was selected by Carla Capalbo as the Favourite Wine of 2015 at the Decanter ' s 40 th Anniversary celebration . For a mammothlooking guy , his wines are surprisingly gentle . Notes Prominent but workable VA that flatters the aroma of dried flower and ripe apricot . A little VA really highlights the typical ripe or dried fruit flavor of amber wine too much VA will obviously swamp the beauty . Gentle tannins and green teatasting astringency hit the midend palate . A delicate amber wine that makes a safe introduction for those who are new to this wonderful world of skin contact . Gotsa Family Wines , Chinuri , 2015 Winemaker Beka GotsadzeBackground Beka pioneered a heat treatment system to clean his qvevri and to combat the big , bad brettmost commonly known as the funky smell in amber wine . Notes Allegedly one of the most popular wines to be served at the recent RAW WINE New York 2016 . Tropical juiciness , perked up by summer citrus , brims the nose ! What fun ! The flavors are juicy , too , in the mouth and flawlessly moves into the imminent whitetea finish . A touch of gingery bitterness lingers . This is an amber wine that could be easily dismissed as simple and approachable , but start shifting attention to the structure and transition , let it aerate for awhile , and you can find many nuances to it . Lagvinari , Goruli Mtsvane , 2013 Winemaker Dr Eko GlontiBackground Cardiovascular s u r g e o n t u r n e dgeologistturnedwinemaker , Eko is my favourite wine producer in Georgia . He started making wine 5 years ago only because Isabelle Legeron MW who organises RAW WINE encouraged him to ! Notes The smell of a Chinese celebrationgoji berry , gooseberry , orange peel , fig , and an undefined red fruit underlying . The palate reflects the nose with complementary tannins that outline the ripe fruit notes . There is a slight soapy end to this wine also the aroma is more dull than I remember it to be I would unconfidently call out some kind of volatile sulfur compound but am more inclined to believe that this wine is going through a dumb period . Tsikhelishvili Wines Rkatsiteli 2013 Winemaker Aleksi TsikhelishviliNo background info it ' s a wine I discovered during my last trip to Georgia in September and haven ' t got the chance to visit the winery . Notes Raisin and prune on the nose , sherrylike with pronounced VA . Almost hard to differentiate from a red wine if tasted blind . The front palate is gentle and the body is lightmedium . When wine sets in the mouth , draw some air in and you ' ll notice the citrus and stone fruit flavors along with tannins hitting hard on the mid palate , defying the earlier assumption that it could be a light red . A powerful amber wine with black tealike astringency and mouthcoating ripe fruit flavours .