I was born in Kakheti, the largest winemaking region of Georgia. My father was a life-long winemaker and as far as I remember, our family life revolved around wine. However, it was always something that happened around me but I was not particularly involved in it myself. I had an older brother, and as a son, he was supposed to carry on the family legacy.

I joined my father’s company and started to get to know his business better. By this time, my father’s wine factory had grown to be one of the largest wine-making entities in Georgia.