Wine Tour to Kakheti Region

The tour begins in Tbilisi and takes you to the districts of Kakheti that are especially interesting in terms of different wine technology and preserved old cellars.

The first stop is Sighnaghi - the smallest Georgian city with colourful houses and narrow cobbled streets. The city has preserved remnants of old wine cellars.

From there head for  Kvareli - one of the beautiful towns of Kakheti region is located in the Alazani valley, near the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains. It was the birthplace of Georgian writer and statesman Ilia Chavchavadze, whose fortified house is preseved as a local museum. Kvareli is famous for its Kindzmarauali wine, a semisweet red variety. There you can visit winery and observe wine-making technologies, as well as taste exquisite drink. 

10 km before kvareli along the big road to Telavi you find a 16th-century  architectural monument  - Gremi Monastery and church complex. Gremi was the capital of the Kingdom of Kakheti in the 16th and 17th centuries. Together with The Archangels’ Church complex located on a hill you can also visit a three-story castle, a bell tower and a wine cellar (marani). The bell-tower also houses a museum where several archaeological artifacts and the 16th-century cannon are displayed.

After visiting the monastery and the museum, the tour heads to Telavi an administrative center of Kakheti.

If time allows, visit one of the main sightseeings of Kakheti region -  Alaverdi Cathedral which dates back to 11^th century.