Tsinandali Classical & Wine Country
Festival evenings at the Tsinandali Estate, private cellars by day
Each September, the Tsinandali Festival brings orchestras and soloists of international standing to a purpose-built amphitheatre set among the vineyards of Prince Alexander Chavchavadze’s nineteenth-century estate — the place where Georgian winemaking first met European bottling, and where the country’s oldest enoteca still holds vintages from 1839. This itinerary is built privately around the festival programme you choose. Evenings are spent in reserved box seats; days unfold at their own pace through Kakheti’s quieter corners — a closed-door dinner in the barrel halls of Telavi Amber Cellars, a slow afternoon in the estate gardens, a supra arranged in a private home with a tamada and singers engaged for your table alone. Accommodation is at the estate’s own hotel, steps from the amphitheatre. Helicopter transfers from Tbilisi, additional concert evenings, and extensions to Sighnaghi or the capital are arranged on request.
Tsinandali Festival
This journey is timed around Tsinandali Festival — Tsinandali Estate, Kakheti.
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Arrival at the Estate
Private transfer from Tbilisi — by road over the Gombori Pass, or by helicopter on request — to the Tsinandali Estate. Check in at the estate hotel, then a first walk through the Chavchavadze gardens and the historic house museum. Dinner on the terrace precedes your first evening concert in the amphitheatre.
The Historic Enoteca and Festival Evening
A private morning visit to the estate’s enoteca, among the oldest wine libraries in the region, holding vintages back to 1839. After lunch, time at leisure — the spa, the gardens, or a vineyard walk with the estate agronomist. Pre-concert champagne in your box, then the evening’s headline performance.
Private Cellar Dinner in Telavi
A gentle day among Telavi’s old streets and the views from Batonis Tsikhe fortress. In the evening, Telavi Amber Cellars opens privately for your party: a tasting of library amber wines in the barrel hall, followed by a candlelit dinner built around the cellar’s rarest qvevri vintages.
Supra at a Private House
Morning excursion to Alaverdi Cathedral and the vineyards beneath the Caucasus wall. The afternoon is unhurried. At dusk, Keto Supra House hosts a private supra for your table alone — a tamada to lead the toasts, polyphonic singers, and dishes prepared over the fire in the old manner.
Closing Morning and Return
A final breakfast overlooking the vineyards and time for a last garden walk or a closing visit to the festival’s morning recital where the programme allows. Private transfer to Tbilisi by early afternoon, with assistance for onward flights, capital extensions, or shipping of wines acquired during the stay.
- Four nights at the Tsinandali Estate hotel in a deluxe vineyard-view room
- Reserved box seats for two evening performances of the Tsinandali Festival
- Private dinner and library tasting at Telavi Amber Cellars
- Exclusive supra with tamada and polyphonic singers at Keto Supra House
- Private guided visits to the Chavchavadze house museum and historic enoteca
- All meals with paired wines as set out in the itinerary
- Private chauffeured transfers throughout, Tbilisi to Tbilisi
- Dedicated host and concierge on call for the duration
- International flights to and from Tbilisi
- Helicopter transfers, available on request at supplement
- Personal travel and medical insurance
- Additional concert tickets beyond the two reserved evenings
- Spa treatments and personal expenses at the estate
- Gratuities, at guests’ discretion
Mariam Janelidze
Tour Manager & Cultural Producer · Georgian, English, Italian, German
Mariam came to travel from the production side, having spent a decade managing festival logistics and artist programmes in Tbilisi and Batumi before turning to cultural itineraries. The result is a tour manager who treats a two-week programme the way a producer treats a season: timed precisely, rehearsed for failure points, and adjusted quietly before guests notice anything needed adjusting. She designs and leads the heritage and festival journeys, and her relationships across Georgia's music and museum worlds open doors that do not otherwise open.
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