#Kakheti

Hill town of Sighnaghi with tiled roofs above the Alazani valley in Georgia

Wine & cuisine Updated 6 September 2026

Sighnaghi: The Wine Country Town on a Ridge

A restored hill town above the Alazani valley with a defensive wall you can walk, the Caucasus on the horizon, and wineries in every direction below it.

A picker carrying a full crate of dark grapes out of a vineyard in autumn colour

Wine & cuisine Updated 17 August 2026

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.

Vineyards stretching across the Alazani Valley in Kakheti wine region, Georgia

Wine & cuisine Updated 28 July 2026

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.

Rows of vineyards in the Alazani valley with the Caucasus mountains behind in Kakheti wine region, Georgia

Wine & cuisine Updated 15 June 2026

Kakheti Wine Region: Qvevri Wine, Sighnaghi and Cellars

A guide to Kakheti, Georgia's wine cradle: the 8,000-year qvevri method, amber wines, the hill town of Sighnaghi, the best cellars and wineries.

A large clay qvevri wine vessel used for traditional Georgian winemaking, Georgia

Wine & cuisine Updated 10 June 2026

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 is and where to drink the serious version.