A specialist all-inclusive wine adventure like no other available in Georgia! From the most famous wines, to the truly undiscovered. Explore the diversity of Georgian wine and culture, in-depth. Garner a full understanding of modern Georgian wine making and qvevri wine history way beyond the surface.
Available in both short (3 days) editions and long (4 to 13 days) with various add-on day options. Starting from Tbilisi, but also available from Kutaisi or as a special custom trip.
You will explore 2 to 10 wine regions, 15 to 40 different grape varieties – including some so rare that only a few winemakers in the WORLD are actually vinifying them.
We offer a broad mix of fine wines, everyday wines, natural wines and family wines (the heart of Georgia’s 8000 year winemaking tradition). From the UNESCO intangible heritage of the Qvevri (amphora) winemaking, to modern production, pet-nat and much more!
Meet many winemakers in person, taste wines that are almost impossible to find (even in Georgia!). Explore PDO wines from multiple appellations (7 to 15), as well as small batch artisan wines, often served by the people who crafted them.
(Join us in Sept / Oct and take part in a harvest experience – we have options where you actually help the winemaker harvest and make wine, as well as fun experiences where you stomp grapes in the traditional way)
(Join us in March/April and take part in the “qvevri opening”, when the new season wine is ready for bottling. Taste wines direct from the qvevri)
For the extended trips (more than 5 days) we typically can offer a rest day in the middle too.
Specialist Trips For 5+ people. Or join the waitlist to match with another group.
CORE Georgian Wine Adventure – 3 days – Kakheti / Shida Kartli
Explore the essential core of Georgian winemaking – Kakheti as well as wineries in Shida Kartli & Mtskheta region (north of Tbilisi). The most famous grapes, as well as some lesser known grapes, and at least 7 appellations (PDOs). Focus is on Georgian wine/grapes and winemaking, with only a little focus on international styles/grapes grown locally.
(Tbilisi -> Manavi -> Kardenakhi/Akhoebi/Tsarapi -> Mukhuzani/Tsinandali -> Akhmeta/Napareuli -> Okami -> Tbilisi)
Kakhetian dry wines are frequently full bodied, high tannin amber and reds. But we also have options to focus on lighter whites, ambers and even a variety of semi-sweet wines (Kindzmaruli).
The focus is on wine primarily, and wine culture and food with some limited sightseeing and non-wine historical stops.
White/Amber
- Rkatsiteli
- Kakhuri Mtsvane
- Kisi
- Khikhvi
- Goruli Mtvane
- Chinuri
- Mtsvivani
- Kundza (Sometimes)
- Mukhamtsvane (Sometimes)
- Other international grapes (sometimes featured):
- Muscat
- Aligote
- Chardonnay
Red
- Saperavi
- Tavkveri
- Shavkapito
- ?? Rare ?? –
- Jgia?
- Other international (sometimes featured):
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Pinot Noir
- Petit Verdot
- Shiraz
Appellations
- Manavi
- Kardenakhi
- Akhoebi
- Tsarapi
- Kindzmaruli (semi-sweet red, optional)
- Mukhuzani
- Tsinandali
- Akhmeta (Sometimes)
- Napareuli
- Okami
Specialist Trips For 5+ people. Or join the waitlist to match with another group.
Explore More – 4 to 13 Days of Off-Track Georgian Wine Regions
These Extra Days Can Add On to the CORE trip – or be standalone in some cases, contact us for exact details.
Kvemo Kartli (Bolnisi / Asureti) – 1 Day
A simple standalone trip that can be added on at any point from Tbilisi. Explore the fusion of Georgian-German heritage winemaking in the cradle of wine – the valley where 8000 years of wine history began!
Chernozem soil region – which leads to completely different expressions from the Kakhetian and Kartlian grapes grown here.
Tbilisi roundtrip
Grapes:
White/Amber
- Rkatsiteli
- Goruli Mtsvane
- Chinnuri
- Chardonnay
- Reisling (Sometimes)
Red
- Saperavi
- Budeshuri Saperavi
- Tavkveri
- Asuretuli Shala
Appellations
- Bolnisi
- Asuretuli
Imereti / Shida Kartli – 2 Days
After Kakheti, Imereti and Shida Kartli are the major producing regions. As we move west from Tbilisi we’ll discover the lighter wines of Georgia. Less tannins, more delicate aromas, reduced use of skin contact in white/amber winemaking. We’ll explore some of the more off track areas (like Sachkhere) as well as the more famous Sviri/Obcha area, and the Ateni sparkling wine appellation. This is a WHOLE different world of wines compared to Kakheti!
Tbilisi to Kutaisi return.
Grapes:
White/Amber
- Tsolikouri
- Tsitska
- Krakhuna
- Chinuri
- Goruli Mtsvane
- Kvihkhuri
Red/Roé
- Dzelshavi
- Aladasturi
- Otskhanuri Sapere
- Mgaloblishvili (sometimes)
- Rko (sometimes)
- Chkhavri Vani (sometimes)
Appellations
- Ateni (Sparkling)
- Sviri
Guria – 1 Day (Only possible if booking the Imereti add-on)
In the 19th century, before Phylloxera, Guria was famed for winemaking. After decimation of the vineyards by disease, and due to the Soviet Union’s decision to designate the area for tea growing (plantation visit is an option), many grapes were lost and are only now beginning their resurgence.
Kutaisi Round Trip
White
- Sakmiela
- Krakhuna
- Klarjuli (Sometimes)
- Badagi (Somtimes)
- Samarxi (Sometimes)
Red/Rosé
- Chkhaveri
- Orona
- Mtevandidi
Adjara – 1 Day (Only possible if booking the Guria add-on)
Explore the wineries of the river valley around Keda, in the mountains behind Batumi. This is a less developed wine region, with less examples of quality wine currently available. This add-on is suggested only for those looking a for a deeper understanding of Georgian wine culture, and not for those simply looking for the best wines.
Kutaisi Round Trip
White
- Tsolikouri
Red/Rosé
- Chkhaveri – Different from the Gurian version
- Satsuri
Racha / Lechkhumi – 2 Day (Only possible if booking the Imereti add-on)
Loop through the mountain valleys north of Imereti to explore one of Georgia’s most famous, yet rarely visited wine regions. Here we explore one of the most famous PDOs – Kvanchkara – famous for semi-sweet reds. As well as dry versions of the same grapes, and a diverse range of rarer grapes. Famous for late ripening and harvests often into November.
Kutaisi to Tbilisi or Kutaisi roundtrip
White/Amber
- Tsolikouri
- Rachuli Tetra
- Rachuli Mtsvane
Red/Rosé
- Alexandrouli
- Mujeretuli
- Usakhelouri
- Orbeluri Ojaleshi
- Kabistoni Shavi / Rhiskhili (Sometimes)
Appellations
- Tvishi
- Okureshis Usakhelouri
- Kvanchkara
Meskheti – 1 or 2 days
Explore the rare and high altitude wines of Georgia’s long forgotten wine region – Meskheti (Aspindza). Believed to be the origin point of Saperavi (that was migrated to Kakheti), and known for large scale production in the middle ages, winemaking is now only just recovering in this region. Discover rare wines, and even those made from wild foraged grapes.
This trip can be an add-on to the CORE trip (1 or 2 days end in Tbilisi or Kutaisi) or to the Imereti add-on (1 or 2 days Kutaisi to Tbilisi)
White/Amber
- Meskhuri Mtsvane
- Chitisvala
Red
- Tamaris Saperavi
- Meskhuri Shavi
Samagrelo (COMING SOON!) – 1 Day (Only possible if booking the Imereti add-on)
Famed for spicy food, light white wines and semi-sweet Ojaleshi (red), this rough-and-ready wine region is still way off the wine tourism radar, even if the natural beauty and sub-tropical climate are still attracting some tourism daily. In this add-on we’d explore some edgy natural wines, appellation Ojaleshi from Salkhino, and the old Dadiani Estate.
Kutaisi Round Trip (or, if booking Guria add-on we can stay overnight in Guria before this day commences)
White/Amber
- Chvitiluri (Sometimes)
- Tsolikouri
Red
- Ojaleshi
Appellations
- Salkhino
Specialist Trips For 5+ people. Or join the waitlist to match with another group.
