# Chkhaveri and Tsolikouri — the Wines of Adjara and Guria

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- Published: 2026-10-27
- Updated: 2026-10-27
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€185 per person9 hoursPrivate · car & English-speaking guideBased on two travellers

Chkhaveri rosé-red in the [Keda](https://gtour.ge/georgia/keda/) hills and Tsolikouri in Gurian cellars round Chokhatauri, with a tea plantation stop, in one day from [Batumi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/batumi/).

The route

[Batumi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/batumi/)[Keda](https://gtour.ge/georgia/keda/)[Guria](https://gtour.ge/georgia/guria/)

Why this tour

- —Chkhaveri, a rosé-red grape grown almost nowhere outside Adjara, tasted at the family cellars that make it

- —Tsolikouri from Gurian producers around Chokhatauri, a region most [Batumi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/batumi/)-based tours skip entirely

- —A working tea plantation stop, tracing [Guria](https://gtour.ge/georgia/guria/)'s Soviet-era tea economy alongside its vineyards

- —Private car and English-speaking driver-guide, no fixed group, pace set around the cellars you stop at

- —Home-cooked Adjarian or Gurian lunch matched to the wines, not a restaurant set menu

- —Out and back from [Batumi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/batumi/) in a single day, no overnight needed

Itinerary

08:30Pickup from your [Batumi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/batumi/) hotel, drive inland toward [Keda](https://gtour.ge/georgia/keda/) along the Adjaristsqali valley.

09:45First stop at a family cellar in the [Keda](https://gtour.ge/georgia/keda/) hills for Chkhaveri, Adjara's rosé-red grape, tasted in qvevri and in bottle.

11:30Cross toward [Guria](https://gtour.ge/georgia/guria/), stopping at a tea plantation near Chokhatauri to see rows planted in the Soviet period and still worked by hand.

13:00Lunch at a village house, Gurian dishes such as sinori or elarji served with the local wine.

14:30Second cellar visit around Chokhatauri for Tsolikouri and other Gurian whites, with the winemaker when available.

16:30Return drive toward [Batumi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/batumi/) with a photo stop where the road allows.

17:30Drop-off at your [Batumi](https://gtour.ge/georgia/batumi/) hotel.

Included

- ✓ Private car with driver for the full day

- ✓ English-speaking driver-guide

- ✓ Tastings at two cellars (Chkhaveri in Keda, Tsolikouri near Chokhatauri)

- ✓ Tea plantation stop in Guria

- ✓ Lunch with local dishes and wine

- ✓ Bottled water in the car

- ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off in Batumi

Not included

- — Bottles of wine taken home (cellars sell directly, cash preferred)

- — Gratuities for drivers, guides or hosts

- — Alcohol beyond the standard tastings

- — Personal travel insurance

Good to know

- · Roads to [Keda](https://gtour.ge/georgia/keda/) are paved but narrow and curving in places, allow extra time if you get carsick

- · Cellars are family-run, opening days and exact tasting formats vary, checked at booking

- · Best from April to November, some producers slow down over deep winter, checked at booking

- · Wear comfortable shoes, cellar floors can be uneven stone or earth

- · Bring cash in GEL if you want to buy bottles directly from a producer

- · Tastings are poured generously, pace yourself if you plan to drive again that day

Questions

**Can we buy wine to take home?**
Yes, most cellars sell bottles directly. Cash in GEL is preferred and stock varies by visit, checked at booking.

**Is this tour suitable if we don't drink much?**
Yes. Tastings are optional at each stop, and the tea plantation and Gurian countryside stand on their own.

**Is the price per person or per car?**
€185 per person is based on two travellers sharing the car. Solo and group rates are quoted on request, never assumed.

**How rough are the roads to Keda and Chokhatauri?**
Paved throughout, with winding sections typical of Adjara's foothills. No 4×4 is required for this route.

Prices are per person for two travelling together, in euros; solo travellers and larger groups are quoted on request. Every departure is private and adjusted to you. Hotels, wineries and restaurants on our routes are [verified by GTour](/verified/).

*Image: Green hills and valley landscape near Chokhatauri, a wine region of Guria. Photo: M. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0*

*Image: The clear Gubazeuli river flowing through lush forest in Guria, Georgia. Photo: Aleksey Muhranoff / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0*

Panoramic view over the Guria valley near Chokhatauri, with forested hills and scattered villages. · Photo: M. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0