Kakheti Wine Country Day Trip

Georgia didn't just make wine — it invented it, eight thousand years ago, in the clay qvevri vessels still buried in Kakheti's cellars today. This easy day out from Tbilisi is the delicious proof. You'll drop into the sun-soaked eastern valleys, taste amber and red wines poured straight from the qvevri by the families who made them, and understand why UNESCO protects this method as living heritage.

Between tastings you'll wander Sighnaghi, a pastel hilltop town wrapped in medieval walls with views clear across the Alazani valley to the Caucasus, and visit the serene Bodbe Monastery. Add a long Georgian lunch — grilled meats, garden vegetables, fresh bread, more wine — and it's the tastiest, most sociable day in the itinerary. Come hungry.