Georgia · 6 days · 6–10 people
Western Georgia: Imereti, Racha and the other qvevri
Six-day wine tour, Kutaisi to Tbilisi, with sommelier Dante Minutello: garden qvevri in Imereti, Khvanchkara cellars in Racha and the western Georgian table.
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Georgia
Tours
Georgia · 7 days · 6–10 people
Georgia: Kakheti, qvevri and the long table
Seven days from Tbilisi with sommelier Dante Minutello: a small-group wine tour of Kakheti and Kartli, Georgia, from qvevri maranis to a palace and the supra.
ArmeniaGeorgia · 11 days · 6–10 people
Armenia and Georgia: two cradles of wine in eleven days
Eleven-day wine tour from Yerevan to Tbilisi with sommelier Dante Minutello: karas and qvevri cellars, Areni Noir and Saperavi, tables in Armenia and Georgia.
Regions
Georgia · Region guide
Georgia
My guide to Georgia's wine country: qvevri cellars in Kakheti, Chinuri in Kartli, churi in Imereti, Khvanchkara in Racha, and my wine tours from Tbilisi.
Georgia
Racha-Lechkhumi: Khvanchkara and Georgia's mountain reds
Racha-Lechkhumi, Georgia's mountain wine region: Khvanchkara from Aleksandrouli and Mujuretuli, rare Usakhelouri, and how my wine tour reaches it from Kutaisi.
Georgia
Imereti: Georgia's gentler qvevri country around Kutaisi
Imereti, western Georgia: Tsitska, Tsolikouri and Krakhuna from churi buried in garden yards around Kutaisi, Terjola and Obcha, and how my wine tour runs there.
Georgia
Kartli: Chinuri, Mukhrani and Georgia's sparkling tradition
Kartli, Georgia's wine region beside Tbilisi: Chinuri in qvevri at Chardakhi, a palace cellar at Mukhrani, a sparkling tradition and how my wine tour runs.
Georgia
Kakheti: Georgia's Saperavi and qvevri heartland
Kakheti, Georgia's main wine region: Saperavi and Rkatsiteli in qvevri, the Tsinandali and Kindzmarauli PDOs, Sighnaghi and Telavi, and how my wine tour runs.
Winemaker stories
Georgia · Imereti Natural
Baia Abuladze and the churi of Obcha
Baia's Wine, Obcha, Imereti, Georgia: Tsitska, Tsolikouri and Krakhuna from churi buried in a village yard, and the young winemaker who put Obcha on a label.
Georgia · Kakheti Classic
Gogi Dakishvili and the two cellars of Kisiskhevi
Schuchmann Wines in Kisiskhevi, Kakheti, Georgia: winemaker Giorgi Dakishvili makes Saperavi and Kisi in steel and oak, and as Vinoterra in qvevri, near Telavi.
Georgia · Kartli Classic
Château Mukhrani and the prince who studied in Bordeaux
Château Mukhrani, Kartli, Georgia: a princely estate first bottled in 1878, revived in the 2000s, with Shavkapito and Goruli Mtsvane in steel and French oak.
Georgia · Imereti Natural
Ramaz Nikoladze and the qvevri in a garden near Kutaisi
Nikoladzeebis Marani, Nakhshirghele, Imereti, Georgia: winemaker Ramaz Nikoladze's Tsitska from qvevri in a garden, a fifth of the skins, no added sulfur.
Georgia · Kartli Natural
Iago Bitarishvili and the two Chinuris of Chardakhi
Winemaker Iago Bitarishvili in Chardakhi, Kartli, Georgia: two hectares of Chinuri in qvevri, organic since 2005, one grape made with and without skins.
Georgia · Kakheti Natural
John Wurdeman and the qvevri of Pheasant's Tears
Pheasant's Tears in Sighnaghi, Kakheti, Georgia: a painter, a grower, amber Rkatsiteli from buried qvevri, a 117-grape field blend and a winemaker who sings.
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