Wine Tasting and Winery Tours from Batumi
Excursions: 10-16 November
Tuesday, 10 November
No group departures this day, below - private trips
Wednesday, 11 November
No group departures this day, below - private trips
Thursday, 12 November
No group departures this day, below - private trips
Friday, 13 November
No group departures this day, below - private trips
Saturday, 14 November
No group departures this day, below - private trips
Sunday, 15 November
No group departures this day, below - private trips
Monday, 16 November
No group departures this day, below - private trips
Privately on any of these days
Wine tasting in Batumi
About an hour with a sommelier in a wine cellar: Georgian wines and a cheese plate
Themed Evenings & Holidays in the Wine Cellar
Exclusive private events in an authentic Georgian cellar: birthdays, corporate parties, and themed nights. Live music, sommelier service, and premium wines
How our excursions work
Questions before choosing
How much is a wine tasting in Batumi?
35 GEL per person, with a cheese plate. Tastings are for two or more, so the minimum is 70 GEL per party; a sommelier hosts it in Russian in a wine cellar, by appointment.
Where can I buy good Georgian wine in Batumi?
The wine cellar tasting sells the wines you try, and the KTW winery in Keda sells its own on site - the wine tour stops there. Homemade wine is sold at markets and small shops in Batumi from 15 GEL for a plastic bottle.
Can I visit a winery from Batumi?
Yes, on the wine tour to the Adjara mountains: the KTW winery in Keda or the Tamazuri qvevri cellar, with waterfalls on the way. Pick-up at 10:00 am, back around 5:30 pm, 400 GEL for 1-2 people, 450 GEL for 3-4; the tasting is optional - 10 GEL at KTW, 45 GEL at Tamazuri.
Can I see Kakheti on a day trip from Batumi?
No, it is too far: about 4 hours by train to Tbilisi and another two to Kakheti. From Batumi the wine tour into the Adjara mountains is the easy day out.
How do I get wine home from Batumi?
On a plane, bottles go only in checked baggage, not in hand luggage. The allowance is set by the country you fly to - more in our guide to Georgian wine.
When and where from are you going?
Pick the city and dates: group departures by day and private trips on any day. The same thing we pick in chats, here - at once
Taste Georgian wine in Batumi with a sommelier in a wine cellar, or spend a day in the Adjara mountains with a winery, waterfalls and stone bridges on the way. Both start in Batumi, on a day that suits you, booked ahead.
Where to taste wine from Batumi
There are two easy ways from Batumi. In town, a tasting in a wine cellar - about an hour with a sommelier and a cheese plate, with wine on sale - fits into an evening after the beach. The wine tour is a day out: waterfalls and stone bridges on the way into the Adjara mountains, and in the middle of the day the KTW winery in Keda or the Tamazuri qvevri cellar, as you prefer. Kakheti, the home of Kindzmarauli and Tsinandali, is in the far east of the country, beyond Tbilisi - too far for a day trip from Batumi.
| Trip | Where from | What you get | Duration | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Tasting | Batumi, a wine cellar | Georgian wines with a sommelier (in Russian), a cheese plate; wine on sale | 1 h | 35 GEL per person, for two or more |
| KTW Wine Tour | from your hotel in Batumi | Adjara waterfalls and bridges, the KTW winery or the Tamazuri qvevri cellar; tasting optional, 10 or 45 GEL | 7.5 h | 400 GEL for 1-2 people, 450 GEL for 3-4 |
| Wine Cellar Events | Batumi, your own party | your own party in a wine cellar: a tasting, musicians if you like | an evening | from 120 GEL, depending on the number of guests |
One more winery, Kera in Tskaltubo, with a museum in the yard and its own Saperavi and Rkatsiteli, is a stop on our day trips from Batumi to Prometheus Cave.
Wine tasting in Batumi
The tasting takes place in a wine cellar and is hosted by a sommelier in Russian. The sommelier pours Georgian wines and explains where and how they are made, including in qvevri - clay jars buried in the ground. The wines come with a cheese plate, and you can buy the ones you like. Tastings are by appointment, on a day that suits you.
The price is 35 GEL per person. Tastings are for two or more, so a single guest pays the same as two, 70 GEL.
The weather does not matter - a good plan for a rainy evening. For a birthday or a get-together you can book the same cellar for your own party, with a tasting and musicians if you like, from 120 GEL depending on the number of guests.
Wine tour: the KTW winery or the Tamazuri cellar
The wine tour picks you up at your hotel at 10:00 am and is back around 5:30 pm. The road climbs the Adjaristskali valley past the Makhuntseti waterfall and Queen Tamar's arched bridge, and on the way back the Mirveti waterfall and Gvara fortress; you choose the winery.
You can choose the KTW winery in Keda, the wine district of Mountain Adjara, which pours its wines and chacha (grape brandy) - the tasting is 10 GEL per person. Or Tamazuri, a traditional winery in the Adjara mountains not far from Batumi, with qvevri and a cellar - the tasting is 45 GEL per person. Tastings are optional and not included in the tour price, and the tour costs the same whichever winery you pick.
The tour is private: 400 GEL for 1-2 people, 450 GEL for 3-4. The road is a paved mountain road and there is little walking. If someone does not drink, the story of how the wine is made and the scenery on the road are worth the day. You can add a zipline, rafting or horse riding on the same day.
When to go
Tastings and the winery tour run all year. Autumn is rtveli, the grape harvest: it starts in Kakheti in September and ends in Adjara and Guria in December. Until 10 December a group tour from Batumi goes to the grape harvest: you tread grapes at a farm and sit down to a shared table, from 180 GEL per person. Group trips to Mountain Adjara also stop for homemade wine and churchkhela on the way.
Taking wine home
The KTW winery sells its own wine on site, and homemade wine is sold at markets and small shops in Batumi from 15 GEL for a plastic bottle. On a plane, bottles go in checked baggage, not in hand luggage. How much you can bring in is set by the customs of the country you fly to, so check its allowance before you leave. Grapes and regions worth knowing before you buy are in our guide to Georgian wine.