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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1468786434881{background-image: url(http:\/\/georgianinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Qvevri-1-e1468786325618.jpg?id=849) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”500px” css=”.vc_custom_1468786481921{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Wine of Monks<\/p>\n

Duration 8hours<\/p>\n

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Georgia is the house to more than 500 endemic varieties of vine. Georgians keep wine with grape skins for several days and then mature wine in the clay jars \u201cQvevri\u201d buried under the ground. This way of making wine is recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll visit a \u201cQvevri\u201d master who will demonstrate how clay vessels are made. Later\u00a0travel to picturesque Alaverdi Cathedral to taste very special wine made by monks in an ancient wine-cellar. Continue to Gremi \u2013 the church with the beautiful murals and an interesting museum. Your last stop today will be local farmer\u2019s winery where you learn more about the traditional way of wine-making and try red and white wines and Georgian fire-water (vodka) \u201cChacha\u201d. Return to Tbilisi.<\/p>\n

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