Wine and culinary tour in Kakheti region (2 days)

Georgia

Nightlife , New Years , Food & wine

Starts

Tbilisi

Our Destinations

Ends

From 370 EUR

2 Days | 10:00

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Highlights

Georgia is first in wine making.
Visit beautiful city of love Sighnaghi
Visit Numisi Cellar and Khareba Winery
Wine tasting at Velistsikhe Veranda and Khareba Winery
Visit Alaverdi Monastery (founded in VI century).
Taste Matsoni, Georgian traditional yogurt.

Description

Georgia is the motherland of wine! Along all of its territory, you will find wineries. Despite the size, it is always enough to serve thousands of guests. And the number of wineries in the East region of the country Kakheti where they still keep the ancient traditions of winemaking is more than huge! You will have an opportunity to visit several wineries within one day. You will also have a chance to try unique Georgian wines and see the beauty of East Georgia and know its history.

Georgian’s ancient winemaking method already has been granted intangible cultural heritage status by UNESCO

We offer you a wine tour to the East of Georgia and a unique opportunity to participate in the harvest of grapes and winemaking. During this tour, you will visit the traditional wine region- Kakheti.

Also, if you are looking for natural products, Matsoni House is the right place for you – So on this amazing culinary trip, we will taste this ancient tradition of Georgian cuisine.

Attractions

Khareba Winery

Alaverdi monastery

Batonis Tsikhe

Nekresi monastery complex

Itinerary

Day 1

Tbilisi – Alaverdi – Matsoni tasting – Nekresi - Shumi winery - Telavi city tour

Pick up time: 10:00

Today, you will explore centuries-long history of Kakheti wine culture. Now drive to Kakheti region through the beautiful Gombori pass. Firstly, you will visit Alaverdi monastery - founded in the VI century by Joseph Alaverdeli, one of the 12 Assyrian fathers. Afterwards, you will visit Matsoni House. Matsoni is a pure Georgian traditional type of yogurt. You will taste different kinds of yogurt, which will surprice you with its different and marvelous taste.

Nekresi is an ancient monastic complex located on the top of a mountain in the Alazani Valley in Kakheti. Many centuries ago there was once the eponymous city of Nekresi, the ruins of which can be seen from the height of the monastery.

Visit Shumi winery. Here you will have degustation of different kind of wines.

A trip to Telavi is an excursion around a surprisingly beautiful region to the world of ancient temples and monasteries, picturesque rivers and valleys where amber grapes grow under the warm sun rays. Telavi is the centre of Georgian winemaking which is a cult there. Overnight in Telavi.

Day 2

Telavi - Khareba wine tunnel -Bodbe – Sighnaghi – Tbilisi

Breakfast at the hotel. Today we will visit a unique winery of Khareba – the wine tunnel in the rock, where you will have wine degustation. The unique wine cellar and tourist complex "Kvareli Wine Cave" is built on the edge of Alazani Valley. This is a place that attracts Georgian and foreign tourists alike and awakens unforgettable emotions in them. The cave, carved into the Caucasus rock massif, was opened in 1962 specifically for the World Congress of Vine and Wine. Throughout the year, the cave temperature ranges from 12-16 ° C, which creates an ideal environment for wine storage and aging. The wine bottles in the cave are positioned horizontally or upright to ensure that the cork is constantly wet during the aging period.

Here you will have degustation’s of wine and culinary masterclasses

Wine Tasting – 2 Varieties

Baking Bread in a Clay Oven

Churchkhela Making

On the way to Tbilisi visit Bodbe Monastery, holy place for Orthodox Georgian, this is a place where you will enjoy beautiful garden made by local nuns and breathtaking view around the landscape. Close to the monastery we will visit Sighnaghi city.

The city of Sighnaghi is beautiful with its architectural form and excellent views of the Alazani Valley and the Caucasus Mountains. It is also called the city-museum. Walk in the main streets and on the famous wall of Sighnaghi, enjoy magnificent views around. Finish tour and back to Tbilisi. Overnight in Tbilisi.