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Wine Tour

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A journey to the homeland of vines and wine
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5 Days
Availability : 1 Mar – 1 Jul
Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Min Age : 18+
Max People : 18
Tour Information
Wine tour from Tbilisi to Kakheti –
Harvest, grape pressing, wine tasting, museums, architectural monuments and more

Grape Wines & Winery Multiplication and development of wine culture is reflected in the development of winemaking and Georgian culture in the history of Georgian nation.
Nowadays more than 400 species of grape wine are grown in Georgia, mostly in the lowland, in mountainous areas in region of Lechkhumi, Racha and in mountainous Adjara. Particularly, grape wines are in large quantities at the industrial farms of Kakheti region.

Wine and Christianity are combined in Georgian culture. From immemorial time they sang to vine in Georgia. The wine was exhibited in wood and stone ornaments, in architecture, frescoes.
Grape pebbles; pitchers with wine acid; wine pottery, which belongs to 4th-3rd centuries are discovered in Western Georgia – Vani; in Southern Georgia – Borjomi and Vardzia;

In Eastern Georgia – Mtskheta and Marneuli. In the civilization of the world, there is a special place for Georgian method of wine making, which produces a high quality wine since centuries.

History of Tbilisi

City was founded by Vakhtang Gorgasali in the 4th century. The city is located in Eastern Georgia. The oldest architectural monument in Tbilisi is the 6th century Christian church Anchiskhati. Christianity was spread in Georgia in 4th-5th centuries. Since the foundation of Tbilisi, there are ancient shrines of Hebrew, Islamic and Catholic confessions.

Battles for Tbilisi
Until the 19th century, Tbilisi was conquered many times. This is the obvious illustration of conquests chronology: As a result of the conquest of the 4th and 6th centuries the city was occupied by the Persians; In the beginning of the 7th century Byzantines and Khazars with united powers had an attempt to conquer Tbilisi. In the first half of the 8th century The Arabs occupied Tbilisi, but in the second half of the 8th century Khazars raided the city. At the beginning of the second half of the 9th century, The Arabs occupied the city with many battles. In the middle of the 11th century, by the first time the Elders Council took over the city authorities. By the end of the 60s of the 11th century the Turk-Seljuks took over Tbilisi;

12th and later centuries

At the beginning of the 12th century Tbilisi was liberated by King David IV Builder and from that time Tbilisi is a capital city of Georgia (before that Mtskheta was a capital of Georgia), as a result in the 12th and the 13th centuries the population of Tbilisi exceeded 70 000 inhabitants. In the 20s of the 13th century, the Kvarezians took over Tbilisi. Within a few years Tbilisi was occupied by the Mongols; In the first quarter of the 14th century Tbilisi was exempted from the invaders. By the end of the 14th century Amir Timur took over Tbilisi (who has battled 8 times in Georgia); In the 15th century the Persians took over and occupied Tbilisi 2 times.

Division of the state into principalities
At the end of the 15th century Georgia was divided into principalities and Tbilisi Became the capital of Kartli. In the first quarter of the 16th century Tbilisi was again taken by the Persians and King David X soon exempted it; At the end of the first half of the 16th century Tbilisi was once again taken by the Persians; From 1578 year Tbilisi was occupied by Ottomans; In the 18th century, because of these battles the number of inhabitants of the city decresead by 20 000 and within a weak economic conditions at the beginning of the 18th century the first printing house was founded in Tbilisi.

18th century

In the first quarter of the 18th century Ottomans conquered Tbilisi, within 10 years Persians occupied the city; In 1748 King Erekle II liberated Tbilisi. Since then the development of the industries began in the city but the trace of it faded away quickly because of the occupation of the city by Persian Shah – Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar in 1795. These conquests made it impossible for Georgia to develop economically. In 1801 Georgia was merged by Russia.

Fight for State Independence
Since 1802, fighting for restoration of state independence of Georgia has begun, which was achieved only in 1918 year. Georgia has restored state independence, but it soon was lost in 1921 year. After a great standoff, Georgia was able to re-establish the statehood in 1991 and the avant-garde of this 2-century battles and struggles was permanently Tbilisi.

Departure & Return Location

Tbilisi (Google Map); Kutaisi (Google Map)

Departure Time

September

1; 6; 11; 16; 21; 26

 

October

1; 6; 11; 16; 21; 26 

Price Includes

  • Meeting at the airport
  • Transport from the airport after landing
  • Staying at the hotel
  • Having meal 3 times a day during the tour
  • Transport during the tour
  • Interpreter
  • Tickets for museums and nature reserves
  • Depart to the airport

Price Excludes

  • Personal Expense
  • Room Service
  • Taxi
  • Insurance

Complementaries

  • Water
  • Mineral water
What to Expect
  • Ancient architecture and paintings of Georgia
  • The unique Georgian method of wine making
  • Ancient historical monuments of Georgia
  • Diverse flora and fauna of Georgia
  • Diverse landscape of Georgia
  • Traditional dishes of Georgia
  • (Georgian folk polyphony)
Itinerary

Day 1Tbilisi - Telavi (92 km)

Breakfast 7:30-8:10 AM.
Tbilisi – Telavi by bus 8:10 – 9:50 AM.
Telavi. Excursion and Historical and Museum of Ethnology;
Lunch 12:00 PM..
Dinner 3:00 PM.
Excursion to Telavi and Vintage;
Supper 7:30 / 8:30 PM.
Spare time;
Hotel or Hostel or family.

Day 2Telavi - Sighnaghi (58 km)

Breakfast 7:30-8:10 AM.
Telavi – Kvetera VIII-IX cc. (UNESCO’s World Heritage tentative list) 84:0-9:25 AM.
Kvetera – Sighnaghi 12:00-2:35 PM.
Excursion Sighnaghi and Sighnaghi Museum;
Lunch 12:00 PM.
Kvareli-Telavi 2:00 PM.
Dinner 3:00 PM.
Excursion Sighnaghi and Vintage;
Supper 6:30 / 7:30 PM.
Hotel or Hostel or Guest House or family.

Day 3Telavi

Breakfast 7:30-8:10 AM.
Ikalto VI c. 8:40-9:00 AM.
Vintage;
Lunch 11:30 AM.
Dinner 2:40 PM.
Telavi – Alaverdi, VI c. (UNESCO’s World Heritage tentative list);
Vintage;
Supper 7:00-8:00 PM.
Hotel or Hostel or Guest House or family.

Day 4Telavi - Kvareli (40 km)

Breakfast 7:30-8:10 AM.
Telavi – Kvareli 8:40-9:25 AM.
Gremi Church of Archangels and Royal Tower;
Vintage;
Lunch 12:00 PM.
Dinner 3:00 PM;
Excursion and Vintage;
Supper 6:30 / 7:30 PM.
Kvareli – Telavi 8:00-8:40 PM.
Telavi – Tbilisi 9:00-10:50 AM.
Spare time.
Hotel or Hostel or Guest House or family in Tbilisi.

Day 5Tbilisi

Breakfast 7:30-8:10 AM.
the State Museum of History of Georgia 09:00 AM.
Lunch 11:10 AM.
Art Museum of Georgia 11:50 AM.
Dinner 3:00 PM.
Excursion to old region and /or Open Air Museum of Ethnography 3:40 PM.
Supper 7:30/8:00 PM.
Hotel or Hostel or family / airport.

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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/09/gorgeous-wines-from-georgia-david-williams

With a wine tradition that stretches back 8,000 years and more than 500 indigenous grapes to choose from, David Williams has managed to select just three great Georgian wines for you to try

05.01.2019

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