Wine and food experiences in Kakheti

Village by village

Wine tours by village and sub-appellation

The listings that name one of Kakheti's wine villages or sub-appellations in their title, a page for each.

At the table

What Kakheti eats and drinks

The food and wine pairings our editors chose for Kakheti, the dishes you are most likely to meet on a tasting or at lunch.

• Khinkali and qvevri RkatsiteliGeorgia's tourism board notes khinkali is normally drunk with beer, not wine. In Kakheti skin-contact Rkatsiteli does the job: tannin for the fatty...Read the pairing →
• Adjarian khachapuri and qvevri MtsvaneImeretian cheese and sulguni under a soft egg and a pat of butter make the fattest plate on the table. Qvevri Mtsvane answers with skin tannin and ...Read the pairing →
• Imeretian khachapuri and TsinandaliBaked flat on a ketsi over embers: thin dough and salty squeaky Imeretian cheese, no egg or butter. Tsinandali is pressed off the skins, so green-a...Read the pairing →
• Mtsvadi and MukuzaniGrilled over vine clippings with only salt, then glazed with Kakhetian qvevri wine. Mukuzani's oak-aged Saperavi brings firm tannin for the pork fa...Read the pairing →
• Chakapuli and qvevri KisiFatty lamb stewed with bunches of tarragon and sour tkemali plums, with qvevri white wine poured into the pot. Kisi answers in kind: skin tannin fo...Read the pairing →
• Satsivi and qvevri KhikhviPoultry under a cold walnut sauce of fenugreek, clove, cinnamon, garlic and coriander. Khikhvi's waxy quince-and-beeswax weight matches the walnut ...Read the pairing →

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