Kakheti Wine Tour: Discover Georgian Winemaking Traditions from Tbilisi
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11 Ratings
Tbilisi
Embark on a one-day journey to Georgia’s primary wine region. Visit the province of Kakheti, sample top-notch local wines, and familiarize yourselves with time-honored wine-making techniques through a guided tour to a wine museum and vineyards.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Georgian Holidays - Pick up from your place of stay in Tbilisi in the morning.
- Gombori Pass - You’ll start the journey to the wine land via picturesque Gombori pass, 5315 feet (1620 m) above sea level.
- Tsinandali Palace - Your first stop is in Tsinandali, at the residence of a Kakheti nobleman of the 19th century, Alexandre Chavchavadze. The Tsinandali winery still produces wines according to the methods brought here by Chavchavadze when he revived the estate in the first half of 19th century. Take a walk in the decorative garden with a glass of wine from Tsinandali wine cellars and learn the history of the one of the royal families of Georgia.
- Shumi Winery - Next head to Shumi winery located just a few minutes’ drives from Tsinandali. Here you’ll have a tour in the winery which presents a collection of wine-related exhibits, a history and culture department, and a wine-tasting area. Taste Shumi wines made according to European methods of wine-making.
- Twins Wine Cellar Hotel - After visit village. Here you’ll stop at Twins Wine Cellar, a delightful agro-tourism winery and vineyard site. You’ll visit the wine museum, taste different types of wine and learn about the Georgian methods of making wine in Kvevri (large clay jars used for fermenting and storing wine).
- Shuamta Monasteries - On the way back to Tbilisi, visit Shuamta village and two important and beautiful architectural monuments of Kakheti - Old and New Shuamta monasteries. Both of them stand in a forest of deciduous trees, which makes them look even more fascinating.
In the evening return to your place of stay in Tbilisi.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- Bottled water
- Two wine tastings
- Transport by private vehicle
- One glass of wine in Tsinandali
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Traveling via Gombori pass is subject to favorable weather conditions during winter months. If this route is unavailable due to poor weather you will be given the option to travel by an alternative road, alternative date or full refund
Location
Georgian Holidays
11a Merab Kostava I Lane
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(11 Ratings)
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Mianwawa12
Mar 2, 2022
Perfect must-do experience - I have really enjoyed the tour. The guide was the nicest ever. Such a fun experience, and the wine is gooooood!
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Thefrenchmath
Mar 2, 2022
Wonderful day wine tasting outside Tbilisi - A super nice day wine tasting and discovering the history of wine in Georgia at the museum... I used to think that French wine was the best in the world... Georgian wine made me change my mind about this! It was overall such a well organized trip, the guide was absolutely lovely and super knowledgeable... Highly recommended!
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C_sirghie
Oct 11, 2019
Manana was a walking enciclopedia - Thank you for a beautiful day!
It was very interesting ... I loved the wine museum and I want to congratulate again our host from Telavi!
I suggest to the company to create another tour with just one visit to the winery ( for me should be that with the museum, or alternate the wineries) and try to visit both, Batoni Castle and Tsinandali Palace, in one trip. I was in two different trips to see both objectives.
Thank you Manana and I hope wi'll meet again.
Great driver with a beautiful dog.
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Ivana
Jul 23, 2018
Fantastic wine tour - We spent an amazing day touring around the Kaktheti region, visiting a local museum, having a delicious home-made lunch with a local family, visited several great and well-known wineries and learnt a lot of information about the traditional wine making quevri process. Our guide was awesome and provided an insight into the Georgian culture and history. The travel was very safe.
The wine tour is really recommended, all the communication is truly professional and very quick, there was no problem at all.
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Joeensoniac
Jun 17, 2018
Amazing - We had the most interesting tour
Mana was our tour guide, your passion for your country and insight into your countries history is and was amazing
We truly loved every moment
Having lunch in a local family’s home was a experience tasting true Georgian cuisine
Thank you for the magic day and our driver managing trough the mountains and rain
Returning safety to Tblisi
Thank you👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
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Xp_4891
May 8, 2018
Just a Perfect Day (in Kakheti Region) - After a long and agonizing choice, my friends and I have chosen a Private Wine Tour to Kakheti organized by Georgian Holidays. And it was damn straight!!!
We've spent a great day in a company of a competent guide Manana, a super-professional driver Georgy and, of course, great Georgian wines.
Our journey was a cool mixture of sights (like picturesque Gombori pass or prince Chavchavadze house-museum with beautiful garden) and of local wineries (my choice - Shumi and Twins). Lunch in a hospitable house in Telavi town was a great opportunity to taste a dozen (it's not a joke) authentic Georgian dishes.
One more thing we've liked as much as local wines and cuisine was a relaxing rhythm of the tour. As a result, we have got enough time to learn a lot about the Georgian history, the traditional method of wine-making (Qvevri
will not leave you indifferent!) and just to meditate with a glass or a jar of wine in breathtaking surroundings of a Kakheti region.
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Penny
Sep 7, 2017
Fabulous driver and guide, they... - <p>Fabulous driver and guide, they provided so much historical and current information about Georgia. Both were extremely professional and provided us with a beautiful, memorable day.</p>
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Jonas
Jun 9, 2017
The tour was amazing. The guide and... - <p>The tour was amazing. The guide and driver were super friendly from the moment we met. They really make you feel at ease and relaxed. The tour brings you past a panorama point with a view over Tbilisi, and a small church along the way to Kakheti, which eases the 2hour drive from Tbilisi. After that there are 3 stops for wine tasting. The first stop is in Alexander Chavchavedze museum and wine tasting, after paying a visit to the museum we tasted 1 local white wine. They have a very nice park attached to the building as well. The next stop was in Shumi winery, where we had the chance to taste some of their award winning wines, with bread and cheese. Then the last stop was in Twin Brothers winery, where we had an amazing home cooked lunch with the wines. We had an amazing day and we can recommend this tour to anybody!</p>
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Alyssa
May 9, 2016
Ecaterina of Georgian Holidays... - <p>Ecaterina of Georgian Holidays through Viator was warm and welcoming. My husband and I learned so much about the Georgian culture on our private tour and felt very well taken care of like we were her personal guests. It was a wonderful and unique experience in a beautiful country. The food and wine was ample and absolutely delicious!</p>
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Cini
Aug 18, 2015
The tour company Georgian Holidays... - <p>The tour company Georgian Holidays staff , Manana, Eka and Levan were very friendly and patient. The day tour was well spaced out and we had ample amount of time to take in the scenic views. We were so happy with the wine tour that we decided to book then same company for a full day tbilsi tour the next day. Will defnitely recommend to future travellers.</p>
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