Two family marani (wine cellars), the hilltop town of Sighnaghi, and Bodbe Monastery. Taste amber and red wines made in UNESCO-listed qvevri, with a supra-style lunch.
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East out of Tbilisi and over the forested Gombori range into the Alazani valley. About two hours.
A family cellar where the qvevri, big clay jars, are buried up to their necks. See how the grapes ferment with their skins, then taste five wines.
Resting place of St Nino, who brought Christianity to Georgia. Quiet gardens with a view across the valley to the Caucasus.
An hour to walk the 18th-century walls and the lanes of the old town.
A long table: pkhali, badrijani, mtsvadi and bread from the tone oven, with the family's wines. The host may make a toast or two; that's the supra tradition, led by a tamada (toastmaster).
Drop-off at your hotel.
Guide, Kakheti and Tbilisi
Grew up in Telavi. Studied winemaking in Tbilisi and knows which cellar door to knock on.
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