Kerovani Winery — Wine in Kakheti, Georgia

In short

Kerovani is a small, family-owned winery in Kakheti, Georgia, producing natural wines fermented in qvevri according to the traditional Georgian method. The winery says it follows bioorganic viticulture and winemaking, and offers tastings of its wines directly on site.

The estate and its history

The winery takes its name from the Georgian word “kerovani,” which the winery says refers to a shining candle that once lit a family’s home. The name is meant to echo the way a family hearth anchors a household: Kerovani Winery presents itself as built around values of winemaking, vines and hospitality rather than scale or volume.

No founding date, founders’ names or production figures are given on the winery’s website, so these details cannot be confirmed here. What is stated is that Kerovani is a small, family-run operation, and that its winemaking rests on a tradition kept alive in Georgia, a country the winery describes as home to 525 indigenous grape varieties and to roughly 8,000 years of continuous winemaking vintages. Kakheti itself, where the winery is located, is widely recognised as Georgia’s principal wine-producing region and the historical centre of qvevri winemaking, a method inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Vineyards, grapes and method

Kerovani says it practises bioorganic viticulture and that fermentation takes place naturally in qvevri, following the centuries-old Georgian traditional method. The winery does not publish hectare figures, annual volumes, or a formal appellation designation for its vineyards on its website. The grape varieties named by the winery are Rkatsiteli, used across several of its wines, and an unspecified mix of four white varieties used in a field blend.

One vineyard is singled out as a hillside plot, used specifically for the winery’s Hillside Rkatsiteli wine. The winery describes its general process for still amber wines as the Kakhetian method: grapes are fully crushed and fermented in qvevri, after which the qvevri is sealed and the wine left for a period of gravity filtration before being separated from the must and lees in spring, ahead of bottling.

The wines

• Petillant Naturel — sparkling wine made from Rkatsiteli grapes using the Artisanal Method (pétillant naturel), described by the winery as the oldest known technique for making sparkling wine; incompletely fermented juice is bottled and finishes fermenting in the bottle, which is cellared upside down for a year before the lees are frozen and disgorged.
• Kesane — dry white wine from Rkatsiteli, named after the “forget-me-not” flower the winery says grows in its vineyards; fermented without skin contact and described as having a slightly sweet taste.
• Rkatsiteli — dry amber wine made from fully crushed Rkatsiteli grapes fermented in qvevri by the Kakhetian method, with six months of gravity filtration before bottling.
• Hillside Rkatsiteli — dry amber wine from the winery’s hillside vineyard; crushed grapes ferment in qvevri for a month before the juice is separated from lees and must and sealed in qvevri for further ageing.
• Field Blend — dry amber wine made from four different white grape varieties, produced by the same Kakhetian method of qvevri fermentation and six-month gravity filtration used for the Rkatsiteli.

No prices for these wines are stated on the winery’s website.

Visiting

Kerovani offers wine tasting directly at the winery. The winery says a tasting session includes several different white and red wines, its sparkling wine, and a locally distilled strong drink, chacha. Visits can be booked through the winery’s website, which includes a “Book Winery Visit” option. No fixed opening hours, tasting prices, or details of whether cellar tours are included alongside the tasting are stated.

Food and stays

The winery’s website makes no mention of an on-site restaurant, guesthouse accommodation, or organised events. These services, if they exist, are not described in the available material.

Awards

No awards or competition results are stated on the winery’s website.

Location and getting there

Kerovani Winery is located at 18 David Agmashenebeli Street, in Kakheti, Georgia’s main wine-growing region east of Tbilisi. The winery’s website does not state the exact town or village, nor does it give a precise distance or driving time from Tbilisi or from the nearest town. As a general point of reference, Kakheti’s wine villages typically lie within a one-to-two-hour drive of the Georgian capital, making a visit easy to combine with a day trip to other Kakhetian wineries, Sighnaghi, or the Alaverdi and Gremi monastery sites. Visitors are advised to confirm the exact route and travel time directly with the winery when booking.

Good to know

• Kerovani is a small, family-owned winery, not a large commercial estate.
• All of the winery’s listed wines are fermented in qvevri, the traditional Georgian clay vessel buried underground.
• The winery says it follows bioorganic practices in both its vineyards and winemaking.
• The wine range includes a pétillant naturel sparkling wine, a slightly sweet skin-free white, two amber (skin-contact) Rkatsiteli wines, and an amber field blend.
• Tastings on site include chacha, a Georgian grape spirit, alongside the wines.
• No prices, opening hours or accommodation details are published by the winery; these should be confirmed when booking.
• The address given is 18 David Agmashenebeli Street, in Kakheti.

Questions travellers ask

What kind of wines does Kerovani Winery make?

The winery says it makes natural qvevri wines, including a pétillant naturel sparkling wine, a dry white called Kesane, two dry amber wines from Rkatsiteli grapes (one of them from a hillside vineyard), and a dry amber field blend made from four white varieties.

Can you taste wines at Kerovani Winery?

Yes. The winery offers tastings on site, which it says include several white and red wines, its sparkling wine, and chacha, a Georgian distilled spirit. Visits can be arranged through the winery’s booking option.

Is Kerovani a large commercial winery?

No. The winery describes itself as small and family-owned, focused on traditional qvevri methods rather than large-scale production. It does not publish production volumes or hectare figures.

Does Kerovani Winery use the traditional qvevri method?

Yes, for all of its stated wines. The winery ferments its wines in qvevri according to Georgian traditional methods, including Kakhetian-style skin-contact fermentation for its amber wines, a method recognised by UNESCO as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage.

How do you get to Kerovani Winery from Tbilisi?

The winery is located in Kakheti, Georgia’s main wine region, at 18 David Agmashenebeli Street. The winery’s website does not specify an exact travel time or distance from Tbilisi, so visitors should confirm directions and timing directly with the winery when booking a visit.

Sources

• Kerovani Winery — official website (kerovani.com)
• Kerovani Winery: Book Winery Visit

Profiled in depth by the GTour desk on 26 October 2026 from the property’s official website; photographs are the property’s own, from its official website, credited under each image. Not sponsored; tell us if something has changed.