Lado's mother as a Young Scout
Luisa was working at a public school as a scout guide
LADO
UZUNASHVILI
11TH GENERATION WINEMAKER
LADO
UZUNASHVILI
11TH GENERATION WINEMAKER
Generation after generation, Lado Uzunashvili’s ancestors worked the lush Kakheti region long before the reign of Tsar Alexander I. For hundreds of years, Lado’s family perfected and preserved the extraordinary recipes that he would one day inherit. Then it was his turn to take the helm. After attending prestigious oenology schools in Moscow and Australia—and learning everything there was to know about the science of winemaking—Lado turned his attention back to craftsmanship. It is this combination of art and science that make his wines so extraordinary.
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Learn From
our winemaker
Learn From
our winemaker
“In the way that you can look at a painting and recognize that it is a Picasso… or hear a piece of classical music and know that it’s Beethoven, when you taste Lost Eden, you know that it’s a wine by Lado Uzunashvili. It’s signature.”
Lado’s most recent creation, Lost Eden, is no exception. The product of a storied terroir, born from unusually rich soil in the warm, mild climate of the Kakheti region, Lost Eden is the chance for Lado to share the Saperavri grape with the rest of the world.
LADO’S HOMETOWN
LADO’S HOMETOWN
Lado was raised here in Mukuzani, amid the largest wine-producing region in Georgia. Protected by the mighty Caucasus mountain range to the north, the valley floor below maintains a tepid temperature year-round, nurturing grapes and winemakers alike for many centuries.
Family Photos
Lado growing up in Georgia
Family Photos
Lado growing up in Georgia
Lado's father with his friends, 1965
Behind the Iron Curtain, Lado's father with close friends
Lado with extended family, 1964
Lado and his extended family with mom and dad on the right.
Lado's mother, Lado, and His cousin 1965
Lado and his brother
New Year's Card with Lado
A Soviet-era greeting card for New Year's when Lado was in first-grade. Santa Claus appears on the card, as the Soviets allowed such household traditions across the U.S.S.R.
Family Holiday
Lado, brother, and sister at the famous Borjomi resort in the late 1950s.
Family Vacation
Mom, brother, sister, Lado at the Borjomi resort in the late 1950s.
Primary School Class Photo
Lado's third-grade class in the Kakheti region
Young Lado in Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi
Lado (right) in the city with his brother (left) and cousin (middle). Good times on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi where everyone gathered during holidays.
Lado's Grandpa
Lado's grandfather founded several factories, spooked the Soviets for some reason, and was sent to fight the Germans on the Finnish front. He survived and was then sent to fight the Japanese in the East.
Lado and his classmates
Lado (right) with two high-school friends posing in the snow.
School's out
Lado's final day of high school when the entire class played "hookey" and ran off to the woods or the cinema.
High School portrait
Lado in his final year of high school.
Mountaineering and Surveying, 1957
Lado's father in his mountaineering club. They made topographic studies of the Caucasus mountains, which the Soviets used to make precise maps of the region.
The Women of the Mukuzani Winery staff
Lado's mother (left) at the famous Mukuzani winery, which was owned by the state in Soviet times.
Family Outing
Lado, brother, little sister, mother (right), and grandmother (left).
Lado's first passport photos
Identification photos when Lado turned 18 years old.
Lado's mother as a Young Scout
Luisa was working at a public school as a scout guide
Young Lado in Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi
Lado (right) in the city with his brother (left) and cousin (middle). Good times on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi where everyone gathered during holidays.
Lado's father with his friends, 1965
Behind the Iron Curtain, Lado's father with close friends
Lado with extended family, 1964
Lado and his extended family with mom and dad on the right.
Lado's Grandpa
Lado's grandfather founded several factories, spooked the Soviets for some reason, and was sent to fight the Germans on the Finnish front. He survived and was then sent to fight the Japanese in the East.
Lado and his classmates
Lado (right) with two high-school friends posing in the snow.
Lado's mother, Lado, and His cousin 1965
School's out
Lado's final day of high school when the entire class played "hookey" and ran off to the woods or the cinema.
Lado and his brother
High School portrait
Lado in his final year of high school.
Mountaineering and Surveying, 1957
Lado's father in his mountaineering club. They made topographic studies of the Caucasus mountains, which the Soviets used to make precise maps of the region.
The Women of the Mukuzani Winery staff
Lado's mother (left) at the famous Mukuzani winery, which was owned by the state in Soviet times.
New Year's Card with Lado
A Soviet-era greeting card for New Year's when Lado was in first-grade. Santa Claus appears on the card, as the Soviets allowed such household traditions across the U.S.S.R.
Family Holiday
Lado, brother, and sister at the famous Borjomi resort in the late 1950s.
Family Vacation
Mom, brother, sister, Lado at the Borjomi resort in the late 1950s.
Family Outing
Lado, brother, little sister, mother (right), and grandmother (left).
Primary School Class Photo
Lado's third-grade class in the Kakheti region
Lado's first passport photos
Identification photos when Lado turned 18 years old.
The Birthplace
of Wine
An exquisite red blend made from the Saperavi grape, a delicate varietal signature to the Country of Georgia.
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The Birthplace
of Wine
An exquisite red blend made from the Saperavi grape, a delicate varietal signature to the Country of Georgia.
EXPLORE
EXPLORE