Private Wine and Gourmet Tour in Kakheti

Itinerary
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Stop At: Bodbe Monastery of St. Nino, Signagi Georgia

Bodbe convent is early Medieval church which houses the grave of St. Nino, one of the most remarkable female figures who is credited to converting Georgia to Christianity in 326.

According to some manuscripts,Saint Nino was born in Cappadocia, a Roman province in present day Turkey. She was a niece of Saint George. When she was twelve, her devout parents left her in the care of a nun for her religious upbringing who taught her about Christ's life and his suffering. Nino learned how Christ's Robe, His Seamless Tunic had arrived in Georgia.She was convicted to pray to the Virgin Mary, asking to be allowed to travel to Iberia, over 1500 miles away, to venerate the Sacred Tunic removed from Christ before his crucifixion.Mary heard Nino's prayers, and appeared to her in a dream, telling her to go to that land to preach the Gospel of Jesus, and Mary would be her protector and she presented her with a cross of grapevines.

When Nino awoke, she was holding the cross in her hand which tied securely with her own hair.This was the cross she made many miracles in Georgia and spread Christianity throughout the country

Bodbe church is a three-nave basilica with a truncated long axis, typical of Georgian churches,the interior is adorned with nineteenth-century murals and fragments of paintings dating from the twelfth to seventeenth centuries. Despite wars, earthquakes, and alterations, Bodbe Cathedral has survived and nowadays it is an active nunnery

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Signagi City Walls, Signagi Georgia

Under the shadow of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, nestled in the wine-growing region of Kakheti in eastern Georgia lies the city of Sighnaghi. Overlooking the Alazani valley, the motherland of Georgian wines, this charming picturesque city is famous for its dramatic scenery, cobblestone streets, and pastel homes, becoming a popular touristic attraction in the country.

Sighnaghi was constructed as a fortress, designed to protect eastern Georgia from incursions stemming from nearby Dagestan. Dramatically situated along the slopes of a large bluff, the walls extend for a great distance over the nearby hills, a far echo of the Great Wall in China. The wall has 23 towers, each named for a nearby town at the end of the road that passes through each of the six gates.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: vakho oqruashvili, Velistsikhe Georgia

Here,at a local wine-maker's family you will experience genuine Georgian hospitality and traditional table-culture.We will be invited in their wine-cellar where we learn wine-making process in ancient Georgian way (UNESCO Heritage) and drink wines straight from the clay jars(Qvevris).

Afterwards,we take a walk in family vineyards,take part in roasting Kakhetian barbecue (Mtsvadi) on grapevine wood fire and finally enjoy fascinating rituals of traditional table-culture-Supra with home-made dishes and drinks

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Patardzeuli Winery, Sagarejo Region, Georgia, 28 str, 68 S5, Patardzeuli, Georgia

We end up our wine and gourmet trip with visit to Georgia's one of the leading wineries "Kakhetian Traditional Wine-making" in the village of Patardzeuli where we will be led to winery estate and see huge wine presses and containers were company wines are made as well as sample some red and white wines here

Duration: 1 hour