Georgia didn't learn to make wine. Georgia taught the world.
8,000 years ago, in what's now the Shulaveri-Shomu region, someone buried a clay pot full of grape juice in the ground. The wine that came out of it was the first wine on Earth — at least, the first we have evidence for. That same technique, Qvevri winemaking, is now UNESCO-protected. It's still how the best wines in Kakheti are made today.
You'll taste wine from those Qvevri vessels. You'll eat lunch in the home of a family that has made them for four generations. You'll visit the palace of the duke who brought European winemaking to Georgia in the 19th century. You'll drive to Racha — the only valley on Earth where Khvanchkara grapes grow — and drink the semi-sweet red that was reportedly Stalin's favorite.
And yes — you'll dine. Constantly. With wine. As intended.







