Tsinandali Village, where beautiful summer residence of Georgian aristocratic poet Alexander Chavchavadze is situated. The poet refurbished the estate, constructed a new Italianate palace and built a decorative garden in 1835. It was the place where Chavchavadze frequently hosted and entertained foreign guests with music, wit, and – most especially – the fine vintages made at his estate winery (marani). Familiar with European ways, Chavchavadze built Georgia’s oldest and largest winery where he combined European and centuries-long Georgian wine-making traditions.
