The most comprehensive guide to visiting Kakheti currently available online. Here’s absolutely everything you need to know to sip, savour and sightsee your way around Georgia’s premier wine region, including the best Kakheti wineries, monasteries, and things to do in Sighnaghi and Telavi.

Whether you’re an aspiring sommelier or an unapologetic beer drinker, raising a glass of Saperavi in Kakheti, Georgia’s premier wine region, is an essential part of any good Caucasus itinerary.

In Georgia, viniculture is as old as the hills. The country’s signature vino – fermented from the whole grape (skin, stems and all) in a clay vessel called a qvevri – is UNESCO-listed for its cultural value and unlike any wine tradition you’ve experienced before.

Kakheti is one of the most popular places to visit in Georgia, and for good reason. It’s not the country’s only wine region, but it is the most productive. The sheer number of medium and large-scale wineries, family Maranis (cellars) and wine-producing monasteries makes the Kakheti Wine Route the best place to sample the width and breadth of Georgia’s wine industry.