Wine & cuisine

Rtveli: Joining the Georgian Grape Harvest

For a few weeks in autumn the wine country stops being a tasting room and becomes work, and visitors who turn up at the right moment get handed a bucket.

Wine Touring in Kakheti, How to Plan It

Planning wine touring in Kakheti, Georgia? Here is how to choose a base, drive or hire a driver, and structure tastings across the qvevri wine country.

Kakheti Wine Region: Qvevri Wine, Sighnaghi and Cellars

A complete guide to Kakheti, Georgias wine cradle: the 8,000-year qvevri method, amber wines, the hill town of Sighnaghi, the best cellars and wineries, monasteries and how to plan a wine trip.

Natural Wine in Georgia: The Clay Pot Method the World Copied

Wine fermented in vessels buried in the ground, skins and all, for around eight thousand years. What amber wine actually is and where to drink the serious version.

Vegetarian in Georgia: Easier Than Anybody Warns You

Walnut pastes, aubergine rolls, bean stews in clay pots and a religious fasting tradition that produces an entirely vegan menu several times a year.

The Khachapuri Map: Which Cheese Bread Belongs Where

Georgia has at least eight regional versions of cheese bread and the famous boat with the egg in it is only one of them. A guide to which is which.

How to Eat Khinkali Without Embarrassing Yourself

A twisted dumpling full of hot broth, eaten by hand, with a stalk you leave on the plate. There is a correct method and everybody will notice if you miss it.

Georgian Food Guide: Khachapuri, Khinkali and the Supra

A hungry travellers guide to Georgian food: the many khachapuri cheese breads, how to eat khinkali dumplings, the supra feast and its toasts, walnut-rich classics, churchkhela and what to drink.