Saperavi, RkatsiteliGurjaani
Vachnadziani cellar fermenting in qvevri by the Kakhetian method, with two fortified wines and two chachas, one of them eight years in oak.
Tip: Book a day ahead and the tasting comes with a full Georgian table rather than the standard plate of snacks.
Saperavi, RkatsiteliGurjaani
Gurjaani marani working in buried qvevri, with awards from the Georgian wine association competitions listed on its own site.
Saperavi, Rkatsiteli, Kisi, Mtsvane KakhuriAkhmeta
Akhmeta winery at Zemo Khodasheni producing qvevri, red, white and sparkling wine plus chacha, and the partner behind the restored Alaverdi Monastery cellar.
Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane Kakhuri, Kakhuri MtsvivaniAkhmeta
Monastery cellar at Alaverdi where monks work an eleventh century qvevri cellar, restored in 2006 with Badagoni, bottling under the Since 1011 label.
RkatsiteliAkhmeta
Akhmeta producer making natural qvevri wine in the Kakhetian method, including an amber Rkatsiteli, and running wine tasting tours from the town.
Saperavi, Rkatsiteli, Kisi, Mtsvane KakhuriSighnaghi
Sighnaghi winery on Baratashvili Street working in qvevri, with a restaurant attached to the cellar and a second room, Crazy Pomegranate, in town.
Tip: The restaurant pours back vintages and cellar-only cuvees that are not sold anywhere else in Sighnaghi.