Manavi

In Manavi, you step into the everyday heart of Kakheti, where winemaking is not a performance but a living tradition. This small village is known for its family cellars and vineyards, where wine is still produced using methods passed down through generations. Here, tasting wine is less about formality and more about sharing stories, laughter, and hospitality. You’ll sample local Kakhetian wine, often made in qvevri—large clay vessels buried underground—giving the wine its deep character and earthy soul. Alongside it, enjoy a tasting of churchkhela, Georgia’s beloved natural sweet, prepared by hand using grape juice and nuts. Watching how it’s made and tasting it fresh connects you directly to rural Georgian life.

Badiauri

In Badiauri, you are welcomed into a traditional Georgian home bakery, where the smell of freshly baked bread fills the air and hospitality is offered before words. This village is famous for its shotis puri, the long, canoe-shaped bread baked in a deep clay oven called a tone—a technique unchanged for centuries.