John Wurdeman
Director of Pheasant’s Tears
I have had the joy of living in Georgia since 1996. Over the years as an expat I was asked many times to show guests real authentic Georgia, the real songs, cuisine, wine, people a...
Patrick Honnef, CEO of Château Mukhrani shares the best of his hotel experiences from his frequent tours around Georgia
ROOMS HOTEL TBILISI
Rooms Hotel Tbilisi (14 Kostava Street) – the most stylish hotel in town! Rooms Hot...
Churchkhela (Georgian: ჩურჩხელა) is a traditional candlestick-like sweet (yep, some people- like my grandmother- actually mistook them for candles!) made by dipping a long string of nuts in grape jelly and hanging it to dry. And ...
British newspaper The Guardian has published an article on Georgia, entitled One Last Time over Georgia: Drone Photography. The article was published on October 11, capturing breathtaking views of Georgia through the drone photogr...
They get up before dawn, fire themselves up with Turkish coffee and climb into a beaten-up Kolhoznik (jeep).
There are nine of them: six women and three men. Women are faster pickers than men, whereas men are better able to loa...
In an article published by The Evening Standard, Georgia is named as the top destination and “a wine-lovers’ heaven” worth a visit in 2018. The author of the article, Disha Daswaney, notes that travel experts at Lonely Planet have...
The small citadel of Sighnaghi in Kakheti is a must-visit while you're in the famous wine region, overlooking the expanse of the Alazani Valley and the snow-capped mountains beyond. A street market, city walls, a well-stocked muse...
"I sat down to an outdoor, unpretentious table brimming with a local Georgian supra (feast) amongst the picturesque landscape of the Caucasus Mountains" says the first line in the New York Daily News article entitled 'Hungry for T...
Put simply, Lopota Lake Resort and Spa, no matter how pretentious it may sound, is one of those places in Georgia you should definitely put on your “must-visit" list if you decide to travel outside Tbilisi and explore Kakheti, esp...
It’s that time of year when the chill creeps into the air and the leaves turn brown, yellow, red and purple. It’s time for enjoying the harvest: picking grapes, making chacha and churchkhelas (nuts coated in grape jelly), and rela...
While traveling around Georgia, you’ll be sure to see the brown road signs with WINE ROUTE written on them. Welcome to our ongoing project! We also have a map detailing the best wine-related places to see which you can pick up fro...
It may be chilly out there, but that’s no reason to be stuck indoors next weekend! Here are our recommendations for a weekend away from the capital.
TOP WEEKEND BREAKS
OPTION 1: Kakheti
The eastern region of Georgia is be...