Private Wine Tour to Kakheti from Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Georgia
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Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 9 hours
Explore the main wine-producing region of Georgia during this one day tour. You’ll travel to Kakheti province, taste finest Georgian wines and get acquainted with the ancient methods of wine making during a guided excursion to a wine museum and wineries.
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Explore the main wine-producing region of Georgia during this one day tour. You’ll travel to Kakheti province, taste finest Georgian wines and get acquainted with the ancient methods of wine making during a guided excursion to a wine museum and wineries.Pick up from your place of stay in Tbilisi in the morning. You’ll start the journey to the wine land via picturesque Gombori pass, 5315 feet (1620 m) above sea level.
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.
Next head to Shumi winery located just a few minutes’ drive 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.
Continue to the Napareuli village. Here you’ll stop at Twins Wine Cellar, a delightful agri-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). After wine tasting, enjoy lunch at Twin Wine Cellar restaurant serving traditional Georgian dishes.
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.
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.
Next head to Shumi winery located just a few minutes’ drive 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.
Continue to the Napareuli village. Here you’ll stop at Twins Wine Cellar, a delightful agri-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). After wine tasting, enjoy lunch at Twin Wine Cellar restaurant serving traditional Georgian dishes.
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.
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