Kaheti is a pastoral, Italy-like region of Georgia, which is famous for its wine. Georgian wine has an 8000-year old tradition. The Georgian winemaking differs from the European style process. There are no barrels involved, instead, they use kvevris, a clay vessel, in which they ferment the grapes, and also keep the wine 6-12 months long. During the days in Kaheti, I visited many wineries and some vineyards, tasted many sorts of wine, learned a lot about the winemaking processes, and met interesting people.
It all began in Sighnaghi, as I arrived at Lia's Guesthouse. I got a spacious room with private bathroom. My neighbors were an Iranian couple, with whom I became friends promptly. They came all the way with their car. We were chatting, and then we agreed to tour the city together. They spoke perfect English and were very nice people. We did even wine tasting together at Okro's Winery, after which we went for dinner. I introduced them to Georgian food. We were ordering stuff and sharing it all.
View from Lia's Guesthouse:
Center of Sighnaghi:
Churchkhela:
Sighnaghi city walls and tower:
Wine region, have I mentioned it yet?:
Okro's Winery. View as seen from the terrace:
Under those holes on the floor are the kvevris. Each one with a volume of 2800 liters.
Every season, once the wine is bottled, they have to clean and wax the kvevris from the inside. This tool is for cleaning:
It all began in Sighnaghi, as I arrived at Lia's Guesthouse. I got a spacious room with private bathroom. My neighbors were an Iranian couple, with whom I became friends promptly. They came all the way with their car. We were chatting, and then we agreed to tour the city together. They spoke perfect English and were very nice people. We did even wine tasting together at Okro's Winery, after which we went for dinner. I introduced them to Georgian food. We were ordering stuff and sharing it all.
View from Lia's Guesthouse:
Center of Sighnaghi:
Churchkhela:
Sighnaghi city walls and tower:
Wine region, have I mentioned it yet?:
Okro's Winery. View as seen from the terrace:
Under those holes on the floor are the kvevris. Each one with a volume of 2800 liters.
Every season, once the wine is bottled, they have to clean and wax the kvevris from the inside. This tool is for cleaning:
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