Georgia has been making wine in clay for eight thousand years, and it has also been making very ordinary wine for tourists for about fifteen. This evening walk is about telling those apart. We drink in two or three places chosen because of what is in the glass, not because of the terrace, and along the way you get the part of the story that matters: qvevri, the difference between amber and orange as words, and why the toasts at a supra follow an order nobody writes down.
The route
- 01Qvevri, explained with a glass in hand — The clay-vessel method, tasted rather than lectured — and the honest caveat that not all of it is good.
- 02A natural wine bar — Where the interesting bottles actually are, and how to order without the list defeating you.
- 03The amber flight — Skin-contact whites side by side, which is the fastest way to understand what the fuss is about.
- 04The supra, sitting down — What a toast is for, who the tamada is, and why the sequence is not decoration.
- 05The last bar, or not — If the group is done after two, we stop. Nobody is marched to a third.
Included
- The tasting set across two or three bars — this is in the $150, not on top of it
- A private walk for your group — nobody else joins
- The bottle list decoded, so you can shop for yourself afterwards
Not included
- Dinner — 50–150 GEL, whether that is a sit-down meal after or food you order at the bars during the walk
- Bottles you decide to buy
- Taxis home
Who it's for
Good for people who like wine and dislike wine talk, for couples, and for anyone whose last Georgian wine experience was a semi-sweet bottle at a hotel. Not good if you do not drink — there is a version of this walk built around food and a supra table instead, just ask. Not good as a group of eight who want a quiet conversation, either: bars are loud, and past six people the table stops being one table.
Questions
How much wine is actually included?
A tasting set in each of two or three bars — enough to compare properly, not enough to end the evening early. If you want a full bottle somewhere, that is on you.
What if someone in the group does not drink?
They come along and pay the same, because the price is the walk. We will make sure there is something worth drinking for them — Georgia takes its non-alcoholic drinks more seriously than most places.
Can we eat during the walk?
The price covers the wine tasting only — food at the bars is ordered and paid for by you. We finish near good places to eat and will book one for you if you want.
Do you do the supra part in a restaurant?
We sit down for it, yes. It is the part that does not work standing up.
Can we buy wine to take home?
Yes, and we will tell you which shop is honest about what it is selling. Check your airline's liquid rules before you commit to a case.
Want this walk?
Tell us your dates and how many of you there are. We answer within a day — and we will say so if a different walk suits you better.
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Updated: August 2026