Patardzeuli Wine House — Wine in Kakheti, Georgia

In short

Patardzeuli Wine House is the tourist-facing wine, brandy and chacha facility of the Patardzeuli plant, a modern production site belonging to the Georgian company KTW Group. It stands beside the Kakheti Highway in the Sagarejo district, about 45 minutes by road from Tbilisi. The company describes it as an active industrial winery and distillery rather than a historic estate, with a wine house and tasting area built onto the working plant, where visitors can sample wine, brandy and chacha drawn straight from steel tanks and French oak barrels.

The estate and its history

Patardzeuli Wine House takes its name from the nearby village of Patardzeuli, in the Sagarejo municipality of Kakheti, the wine-growing region east of Tbilisi that produces the large majority of Georgia’s wine. The Kakheti Highway, on which the plant sits at the 41-km mark, is the main road linking Tbilisi to the towns and vineyard villages of inner Kakheti, including Sagarejo, Gurjaani, Telavi and Sighnaghi.

The company’s own material does not give a founding date for the Patardzeuli plant or set out a detailed history of the site. What it does state is that the facility is one of several production sites run by KTW Group, alongside the Velistsikhe-Mukuzani winery and distillery, Chateau Manavi and the Keda winery, and that Patardzeuli is purpose-built for industrial-scale production rather than being a converted historic marani. The company presents it as a modern plant, equipped with solar panels for part of its electricity supply, organised into three separate buildings for brandy, chacha and wine production, and open daily to visitors through its attached wine house.

Vineyards, grapes and method

The website text for Patardzeuli does not list the specific vineyards, appellations, grape varieties or hectares under vine supplying this plant, nor does it state annual wine or grape volumes. What is specified is the scale of certain processing operations: the plant can produce 10,500 bottles of brandy per hour, and it holds 78 tanks for storing wine material across its three production buildings, with brandy, chacha and wine handled in separate technological lines.

The company states that tastings at the site are drawn directly from these tanks and from French oak barrels used for ageing, rather than from already-bottled stock, which points to both tank-aged and barrel-aged products being made or finished on site. Beyond this, the company’s published text does not specify whether wines here are vinified in qvevri, in the European (tank or barrel) method, or both, so this should be confirmed on a visit.

The wines

The Patardzeuli page itself does not name individual wines; it states that visitors can taste 14 kinds of wine, brandy and chacha on site, without listing them by label. KTW Group’s wider wine catalogue, covering its various Kakheti and Adjara production sites, includes the following labels, some of which the company groups under its sparkling range as well as still wine:

• Iveria — a KTW-labelled wine; grape variety and style are not detailed on the company’s wine pages.
• Patardzeuli — a wine carrying the name of this village and plant; the company does not specify grape or style on the catalogue page.
• Sazandari — listed in KTW’s general wine range, with no grape or style detail given.
• Tabla — Georgian wine — described by the company simply as a Georgian wine, without further detail on variety or vinification.
• Tiflisis Sagandzi (Treasure of Tiflis) — part of KTW’s wine list; no grape or style specified.
• Tabla Dzveli Kakheti (Old Kakheti) — appears in both the still and sparkling wine listings, suggesting more than one version; grape and method not detailed.
• Velistsikhe Veranda — qvevri wine — the company identifies this specifically as a qvevri-made wine, produced in connection with its Velistsikhe site rather than Patardzeuli.
• Special Collection — listed among both still and sparkling wines, without further specification.
• Chateau Manavi — the label of KTW’s separate Chateau Manavi estate in Kakheti, also appearing in the sparkling wine list.
• Guramishvili’s Marani — linked by the company to its Saguramo wine shop and cellar, also listed among sparkling wines.
• Chateau Askana — another KTW cellar brand, appearing in both the still and sparkling lists.

Because these labels are presented on KTW’s group-wide wine and sparkling-wine pages rather than on the Patardzeuli page itself, travellers should not assume all of them are produced or poured specifically at Patardzeuli; the company’s Patardzeuli-specific text confines itself to the statement that 14 kinds of wine, brandy and chacha are available for tasting there.

Visiting

The company states that the plant hosts thousands of tourists every day and that its on-site wine house and tourist space are built for this purpose. The core visitor experience described is tasting: wine, brandy and chacha are poured directly from the facility’s storage tanks and from French oak barrels, covering 14 varieties in total according to the company. The website text does not give opening hours, tasting prices, whether booking is required, or whether guided cellar tours of the three production buildings are included as standard; these details should be checked directly with the wine house by phone before travelling.

Food and stays

The company’s description mentions a tourist area and wine house on the grounds of the Patardzeuli plant, which functions as the public-facing tasting space attached to the industrial buildings. It does not state that there is a restaurant or guesthouse on site at Patardzeuli itself, nor does it describe any events programme for this location. Travellers wanting a meal or overnight stay nearby should plan this separately, for instance by combining the visit with other stops along the Kakheti Highway.

Location and getting there

The address given by the company is 41 km on the Kakheti Highway, with the plant also listed under the postal address Sagarejo Region, Georgia, 28 str, 68 s5, Patardzeuli, Sagarejo. The company states the drive from Tbilisi takes about 45 minutes. Patardzeuli sits directly on the Kakheti Highway, the main route from Tbilisi toward Sagarejo, Gurjaani, Telavi and Sighnaghi, so the wine house can be worked into a day trip that also takes in other Kakheti wineries or towns along the same road.

Good to know

• Address: 41 km Kakheti Highway, Patardzeuli, Sagarejo district, Kakheti.
• Phone contact given by the company: (+995) 595 05 79 97.
• The company states the site is about a 45-minute drive from Tbilisi.
• The facility is organised into three buildings handling brandy, chacha and wine separately.
• The company states the plant can produce 10,500 bottles of brandy per hour and holds 78 storage tanks.
• Solar panels supply part of the plant’s electricity, according to the company.
• Tastings are offered directly from tanks and French oak barrels, covering 14 kinds of wine, brandy and chacha, per the company.
• Patardzeuli Wine House is one of several KTW Group sites, alongside Velistsikhe-Mukuzani, Chateau Manavi and the Keda winery.

Questions travellers ask

Is Patardzeuli Wine House a historic estate or a modern winery?

The company’s own description presents it as a modern production plant, organised into three dedicated buildings for brandy, chacha and wine, with a wine house and tourist area added for visitors. No historic founding date or heritage narrative is given on the company’s pages.

What can visitors taste at Patardzeuli?

The company states that visitors can taste 14 kinds of wine, brandy and chacha, poured directly from the plant’s storage tanks and from French oak barrels, rather than from bottled stock alone.

How far is Patardzeuli from Tbilisi?

The company gives the drive time as about 45 minutes from Tbilisi, with the site located at the 41 km mark on the Kakheti Highway in the Sagarejo district.

Does Patardzeuli Wine House have a restaurant or guesthouse?

The company’s text mentions only a tourist area and wine house on the plant’s grounds for tastings; it does not describe a restaurant or overnight accommodation at this specific location.

Is Patardzeuli Wine House connected to other Kakheti wineries?

Yes. The company lists it as one of several production sites it operates, alongside the Velistsikhe-Mukuzani winery and distillery, Chateau Manavi and the Keda winery, and its wine catalogue spans labels associated with these different sites.

Sources

• Patardzeuli Wine House — official website (ktwgroup.ge)
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Profiled in depth by the GTour desk on 28 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.