• Aleksandre Chavchavadze inherited the Tsinandali village in the Alazani River valley from his father, Prince Garsevan. He refurbished the estate, constructed a new Italianate palace, and built a decorative garden in 1835. It was the place where Chavchavadze frequently entertained foreign guests with music, wit, and most especially the fine vintages made at his estate winery (Marani). Familiar with European ways, Cahvchavadze built Georgia’s oldest and largest winery where he combined European and centuries-long Georgian winemaking traditions. The famous dry white Tsinandali is still produced there.
• The first archeological findings from Telavi date back to Bronze Age. One of the earliest surviving accounts of Telavi is from the 2nd century AD, by Greek geographer Claudius Ptolemaeus, who mentions the name Teleda (a reference to Telavi). Telavi began to transform into a fairly important and large political and administrative center in the 8th century AD. A few interesting pieces of information on Telavi are provided in the records of an Arab geographer- Al-Muqaddasi of the 10th century, who mentions Telavi along with other important cities of that time’s Caucasus including Tbilisi, Shamkhor, Ganja, Shemakha, and Shirvan. Speaking about the population of Telavi, Al- Muqaddasi points out that most of the population are Christians.
• Schuchmann winery's name comes from the wine connoisseur Burkhard Schuchmann, who discovered Georgia and its longstanding wine tradition. He soon recognized the potential of the Caucasus-sheltered grape varieties such as Saperavi, Rkatsiteli, Mtsvane, Ojaleshi, and Kisi – to name but a few – from which great wines are made. Having traveled countless kilometers across Kakheti and surveying scores of vineyards along with viticulturists and other experts, he worked out a plan to ensure and enhance the quality of Georgian grapes by applying “sustainable wine-growing and wine-aging methods”. The Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, together with the Ministry of Economic Development and the National Investment Agency, have jointly held the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Competition. The purpose of which was to determine the best company of 2008 in the field of small and medium business.
• The architecture of the Alaverdi monastery is one of the most outstanding examples of Kakhetian and Georgian Architecture. The monastery was founded by the Assyrian monk Joseph Alaverdeli, who came from Antioch and settled in Alaverdi and then moved to a small village and former pagan religious center dedicated to the Moon. At the beginning of the 11th century, Kakhetian King Kvirike the Great built a cathedral, today known as Alaverdi Cathedral, in the place of the small church of St. George. At a height of over 55 meters, Alaverdi Cathedral is the second tallest religious building in Georgia, after the recently consecrated Tbilisi Sameba Cathedral. It is the focus of the annual religious celebration of Alaverdoba.
• The winery in Khareba produces wine by European, Imeretian and Kakhetian technologies. The product assortment includes appellation of origin Wines, Wines with 1-3 years aging in French oak barrels, Original dry table wines, Dry and semi-dry sparkling wines using bottle method with a minimum of 12 months of aging, Kvevri Wines, and Grapeseed oil.

Tbilisi, Georgia