Kakheti Region Wine Tour 2 Days

Duration: 2 days. Best season: All year round

Kakheti region is the heart of winemaking in Georgia and this is where the majority of the wineries in the country are located. The fertile Alazani valley surrounded by the Great Caucasus Mountains is a home of 80 indigenous vine varieties. Wines from Kaktheti are more full on with fruits and tannins, and the best amber (orange) wines are made here as well. Local cuisine is also calorie-rich: Lots of meet, hard cheese, sunflower oil and crispy bread. 

Visit some of the best natural wine makers in Kakheti during this tour. Taste some of the best reads of the country and get ready for the amber revolution. 

Day 1.

Tbilisi - Badiauri - visit a local bread bakery and see how Georgian traditional  bread is baked - visit and explore Bodbe Nunnery - Sighnaghi - optional visit to the musem of Sighnaghi to explore the paintings of the greatest Georgia's greatest painter Niko Pirosmani - wine tasting and lunch at a local natural winery (5 types of wine) - walk on the historical wall of Sighnaghi to enjoy the views of Alazani valley and Great Caucasus Mountains - drive to Kisiskhevi and check in at a wine Chateau - rest and take a wine spa - in the evening visit a local family of artists (painters) and have a wine tasting paird with different types of cheese and deeps afterwords enjoy delicious dinner and more wine with the hosts - 5 minutes drive back to the chateaue - Overnight in Kisiskhevi at a wine château. Driving time 3 hours.

Day 2.

Kisiskhevi - Telavi - optional visit to the musem of Telavi or to a local pottery workshop - drive to Vardisubani - visit to a Kvevri (traditional vessel for wine) workshop and learn about the 8000 years old technology - drive to Ikalto monastery and Alaverdi cathedral to explore this medieval sites - drive to Saniore village - visit a local winery and taste some of the best kakhetian wines - (5 types of wine) at a family run natural winery - drive to Zemo Alvani village - lunch and wine tasting (3 types of wine) at a family run natural winery - optional cooking class - drive back to Tbilisi via Gombori pass.

Driving time 3h  30min.

End of the tour

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