Kakheti Wine excursion

Kakheti wine tour through the – Telavi, Family wine cellar, fortress Gremi, lunch near lake in Kvareli, Corporation “Kindzmarauli”, Khareba winery

Wine tour in Kakheti – homeland of wine. Through the history of winemaking from traditional method to modern one. Master of making clay pitchers (Qvevri) for wine and two biggest wine cellar in Kvareli will introduce you to culture of Georgian wine. Kakheti is the cradle of viticulture, where winemaking began 8,000 years ago. Since then, throughout the centuries, a native type of wine has been developed and evolved into special wine sorts, very different from any other ones. About 80 kinds of grapes are spread here. Wine lovers will be able to taste wine made according to the oldest traditions and modern technologies. The oldest method of making wine is included in the list of intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO. When passing beautiful pass of Gombori you will visit family wine cellar, where they also make “Qvevri” –  clay pitchers for wine. You will have chance to observe the process and taste wine directly from the clay pitcher. Here you can also taste “Chacha” made by their traditional method. Before lunch at the lake Ilia in Kvareli, you will visit fortress Gremi (XVI century), royal residence of Kakheti. After lunch near beautiful lake you will visit two big wine cellars in Kvareli “Corporation Kindzmarauli” (excursion in wine cellar & degustation 4 sort of wine) and “Khareba winery” (degustation 2 sort wine). Here you can have master-class of making Georgian bread in “Tone” and “Churchkhela“.