Khmelo Winery — Wine in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
Khmelo Winery is a wine in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia, located at 15 Chavchavadze, listed in the Georgian National Tourism Administration register and verified by GTour.
34 km from Freedom Square, Tbilisi · ~41 min by car42 km from Tbilisi International Airport · ~50 min by car
Khmelo Winery is a small wine producer located in Bolnisi, in the Kvemo Kartli region of southeastern Georgia. It was established in 2017 by vigneron and winemaker Giorgi Khmelidze, who oversees the estate’s winemaking.
The winery is situated within Bolnisi municipality, an area long associated with viticulture and notable for its layered heritage, including Georgian and German settlement history and the well-known Bolnisi Sioni basilica, one of Georgia’s oldest churches. Kvemo Kartli lies south of Tbilisi, generally reachable by road within an hour to ninety minutes, making the area suitable for a day trip from the capital or for combining with visits to nearby towns such as Marneuli or Dmanisi.
Khmelo Winery suits travelers interested in Georgian winemaking traditions and those looking to explore a quieter wine-producing district beyond the more frequently visited Kakheti region, while still remaining within convenient distance of Tbilisi.
Verified by GTour: listed in the Georgian National Tourism Administration register; details checked 17 October 2026. Tell us if something has changed.
Wine — Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
Khmelo Winery was founded in Bolnisi, in 2017, by vigneron and winemaker Giorgi Khmelidze.
Giorgi’s grandfather — Gurgen Khmelidze — was from Racha, but in the 1950s, he settled in Bolnisi and actively engaged in viticulture and winemaking. He planted a vineyard of Rkatsiteli, an indigenous white grape variety, and began to make table wine using the Swabian method, in which wine ferments in oak barrels or large oak casks. At this time, many Bolnisians were becoming interested in their cultural heritage, particularly the influx and influence of Swabian colonists who founded the city of Ekaterin
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Where is Khmelo Winery?
Khmelo Winery is a wine in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia — 15 Chavchavadze.
How do I get to Khmelo Winery from Tbilisi?
It is roughly 48 km by road from central Tbilisi. Private transfers, intercity minibuses (marshrutkas) and rental cars are the usual options; GTour arranges private drivers — see the Plan your Georgia box below and the live road and pass status before mountain journeys.
What else is near Khmelo Winery?
Other register-verified places nearby: Wine cellar Rachisubani (wine, ~1 km), Subeliani Winery (wine, ~1 km), Lukas Marani (wine, ~1 km).