Cheese tastings, cave tours, markets and cheese routes in Kakheti.
A guide to cheese experiences in Kakheti.
Sunday-morning market in the village beside Tsnori, a 20-minute taxi ride from Sighnaghi. Wikivoyage lists cheeses among its fresh produce, meats, crafts, clothes, livestock and farm goods. The listing is undated, so confirm the market is running before a special trip.
Seasonal route from Alvani over the 72 km Abano Pass road to Omalo, in the area whose summer pastures supply chogi and Tushetian guda. georgia.travel gives late May to September as the open season, with the pass closed by heavy snow the rest of the year; Wikivoyage says May or June to October. A small shop in Omalo sells basics including bread and cheese.
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Yes. Sakpatenti, the Georgian national IP centre, registered Guda as a geographical indication, no. 13, on 24 January 2012.
A skin sack. The Sakpatenti specification names sheep, goat or calf skin with the fleece shorn on the inside; Wikipedia describes the inverted hide of a young sheep, turned over three times a day for the first few days to spread the salt.
At least 60 days under the Sakpatenti specification; English Wikipedia says up to or around 60 days.
The specification lists Kakheti among its four production regions and cites guda made in Kiziki, a Kakheti district. Tusheti, home of the Tushetian version, belongs to Akhmeta municipality in Kakheti.
Only from milk from the summer pastures of Tusheti, according to the Sakpatenti registration (geographical indication no. 3, 24 January 2012).
The specification describes a butter-like consistency and a yellowish colour, with a piquant taste and smell.
Yes. Sakpatenti registered Georgian Cheese (Kartuli Kveli) as geographical indication no. 6 on 24 January 2012.
In eastern Georgia, in the regions of Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Kvemo Kartli and Kakheti, according to the specification.