Wine Tasting Tour Kakheti: Sighnaghi, Bodbe & Local Tastings
Kakheti wine, a 5th-century monastery, a walled town, and bread you make yourself
This private wine tour through Georgia's Kakheti region combines tastings at KTW Wine Factory with visits to Bodbe Monastery (where Saint Nino, who brought Christianity to Georgia, is buried), and Sighnaghi, a 17th-century hilltop town with fortress walls and views across the Alazani Valley. The day includes a Georgian bread-baking masterclass, tastings of local cheese and bread, and runs 8 to 10 hours with hotel pickup and drop-off. A live English-speaking guide leads the tour, or you can book driver-only transport instead.
Options for this experience
2 optionsStep-by-step itinerary
Explore Kakheti wine region and sights
- Pick up from hotel at 09:00 AM
- Visit local bakery for cheese and bread tasting
- Tour KTW Wine Factory and taste wines
- Visit Bodbe Monastery and garden
- Explore Sighnaghi town and walls
What’s included
- Private transportation with hotel pickup and drop-off.
- wine tastings at KTW Wine Factory.
- Georgian bread-baking masterclass.
- local traditional bread and cheese tasting.
- visits to Bodbe Monastery and Sighnaghi.
- 24/7 online support.
- live English-speaking guide (on the guided tour option).
Times
- Every day 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00
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The experience
How do you taste wine where it's been made for thousands of years? Start at 9 AM when the driver picks you up from your hotel. The first stop is a local village bakery where you'll taste Shoti, Georgian traditional bread, alongside local cheese, then move into the working day: KTW Wine Factory, one of Kakheti's largest, combines traditional and modern methods to produce the region's celebrated wines. You'll taste a selection of their finest, learning how Kakheti's volcanic soil and continental climate shape what ends up in the glass.
From there, the route climbs to Bodbe Monastery, 2 km outside Sighnaghi. The complex sits on a mountainside overlooking the Alazani Valley and holds the tomb of Saint Nino, the 5th-century figure who brought Christianity to Georgia: a pilgrimage site where visitors often report their wishes coming true. The nuns who live there maintain the gardens as they have for centuries. You'll walk the grounds and feel the weight of the place before heading into Sighnaghi itself, the town that sits below.
Sighnaghi is small, built on a steep slope, and ringed by a fortress wall crowned with 27 watchtowers: one of the world's largest defensive walls, still mostly intact from the 17th century. Narrow cobbled streets and balconied houses line the squares, and locals call it the City of Love because couples can marry any time of day at the wedding house. You'll have time to walk, see the valley views from the wall, and taste Kakhetian wines (Saperavi, Kindzmarauli, Rkaciteli, Mtsvane) at cafes and restaurants throughout town. The Georgian bread-baking masterclass happens during the day, so you'll return to your hotel having made something with your own hands.
Is this one for you?Book the guided tour if you want context and stories. The guide explains the significance of Saint Nino, the winemaking methods, and the history of Sighnaghi's walls and architecture. Choose driver-only if you prefer to set your own pace through each stop and decide how long to linger in the town.
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Top questions
What is Saint Nino and why is Bodbe Monastery important to Georgians?
Saint Nino brought Christianity to Georgia in the 5th century and spent her final years at Bodbe, where she is now buried. The monastery is a pilgrimage site considered miraculous by many Georgians, and the nuns who live there maintain the gardens overlooking the Alazani Valley.
What wines will I taste on this Kakheti tour?
You'll taste a selection of wines at KTW Wine Factory, one of Kakheti's largest producers, which combines traditional and modern winemaking methods. The region is known for varieties like Saperavi, Kindzmarauli, Rkaciteli, and Mtsvane, which you can also sample at restaurants and cafes in Sighnaghi.
Can I climb the fortress wall in Sighnaghi?
Yes. Sighnaghi's fortress wall, built in the 17th century and crowned with 27 watchtowers and 6 gates, allows visitors to climb and walk the wall for views across the Alazani Valley.
Is this tour private or shared with other travelers?
You can book this as a private guided tour with a live English-speaking guide, or choose driver-only transport if you prefer to explore at your own pace. Both options include hotel pickup and drop-off.
How long is the tour and what time does it start?
The tour runs 8 to 10 hours and begins with pickup from your hotel at 9 AM, with drop-off at your hotel at the end of the day.
What's included in the bread-baking masterclass?
The Georgian bread-baking masterclass is part of the tour itinerary. You'll learn to make Shoti, traditional Georgian bread, and taste it alongside local cheese at a village bakery early in the day.
Wine Tasting Tour Kakheti: Sighnaghi, Bodbe & Local Tastings
8h–10h · EN · at your hotel
from US$ 89 per person
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