Badagoni ★ 4.2
Akhmeta winery at Zemo Khodasheni producing qvevri, red, white and sparkling wine plus chacha, and the partner behind the restored Alaverdi Monastery cellar.
VarietalsSaperavi, Rkatsiteli
NeighbourhoodGurjaani
Location
Address: Ekvtime Takaishvili Street 1, Gurjaani 1500, Kakheti, Georgia
More vineyards in Kakheti
Alaverdi Monastery Marani ★ 4.5
Monastery cellar at Alaverdi where monks work an eleventh century qvevri cellar, restored in 2006 with Badagoni, bottling under the Since 1011 label.
Akhmeta Wine House ★ 4.0
Akhmeta producer making natural qvevri wine in the Kakhetian method, including an amber Rkatsiteli, and running wine tasting tours from the town.
Pheasant's Tears ★ 4.7
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.
Schuchmann Wines ★ 4.6
Kisiskhevi estate drawing on vineyards in the Napareuli, Tsinandali and Kindzmarauli zones, with tank-fermented wines alongside a qvevri range, plus a hotel and spa on site.
Tip: Tasting, restaurant and hotel share one site at Kisiskhevi, so a visit can run from cellar to table without moving.
Teleda Orgo ★ 4.5
Kisiskhevi cellar bottling under the Orgo and Dilao labels. Rkatsiteli, Kisi, Mtsvane and Saperavi ferment in qvevri, with a reserve Saperavi and a qvevri-fermented sparkling.