Kakheti wine country
Sighnaghi on its hilltop, the Bodbe convent, and a working winery in the valley that invented amber wine.
- Starts from
- Tbilisi
- Distance
- 290 km round trip
- Driving
- 5 h 30 min
Weather now: 24°C · Cloudy
About this trip
Kakheti is where Georgian wine actually comes from, and where qvevri — clay vessels buried in the ground — have been used for eight thousand years.
Bodbe Monastery comes first, with the Alazani Valley laid out below and the Caucasus behind it. Then Sighnaghi, a walled town on a ridge that takes about two hours to walk properly.
The winery stop is where the day earns its keep. Tastings are paid separately and directly — we do not mark them up, and your driver will not push you toward a particular cellar.
The route
Tbilisi
An early start is worth it; this is a full day.
Sighnaghi113 km
Bodbe Monastery, then the town walls.
Telavi60 km
Lunch and a winery in the valley.
Tbilisi96 km
Back by early evening.
What the price covers