It was a late November evening when we arrived at Chateau Mere, a Telavi Bed and Breakfast in Eastern Georgia. During the next two days we would explore the Kakheti wine region. I was excited to learn about the Kakheti, one of Georgia's best known wine regions. Now a few highlights from our evening at Chateau Mere.
Chateau Mere Time
We were so happy to arrive at Chateau Mere. It was a very long day on the bus from Tbilisi. Fortunately, the trip was broken up, by delightful stops along the way at Chateau Mukhrani and Schuchmann Wines. We were soon to discover Chateau Mere Time, a time to experience Georgian hospitality over wine, food and music.
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Dinner at Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood
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Our Chateau Mere dining experience provided the opportunity for me to take photos of Georgian cuisine. Dinner began with an exciting, colorful and amazing variety of appetizers and cold entrées.
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| Chateau Mere Time © Spaswinefood |
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| Time to enjoy the colorful displays of food at Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
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| Colorful displays of food, Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
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| Colorful displays of food, Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
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| Colorful displays of food, Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
There were enticing hot entrées too.
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| Inviting hot food, Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
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| A colorful display of hot food, Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
At Chateau Mere we also sampled some great wines with dinner. The wines were from Winiveria (see Robert Linkus article), Wine Man and Maisuradze Wines (see Talk-A-Vino article). One of the Mairuradze wines we had was a Mukuzani 2005. Mukuzani is a dry red wine made from the Saperavi grape. Mukuzani wine is aged in oak for at least three years, whereas Saperavi wine is aged for one year.
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| Your wine glass is waiting at Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
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| Your wine glass is waiting at Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
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| Wine waiting to be served at Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
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| Wine waiting to be served at Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
For dessert there were crepes and fruit.
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| Chateau Mere dessert time © Spaswinefood |
Of course these was entertainment to go along with the feasting, after all it is Georgia.
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| Wine, food and music at Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
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| Wine bloggers capturing the essence of "Chateau Mere Time" © Spaswinefood |
Needless to say, it was a delightful evening with great conversations over wine. Chateau Mere Time was a special time for wine bloggers to get caught up on posts and send out a few tweets.
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| A few tweets from Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood |
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A few more tweets from Chateau Mere © Spaswinefood
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| Chateau Mere Time © Spaswinefood |
That evening over dinner at Chateau Mere we had an awesome introduction to some of Kakheti's wines. Throughout our stay at Chateau Mere our hosts were wonderful. You can check reviews of Chateau Mere at Tripadvisor and elsewhere.
Next day we were off to explore more Kakheti wines. We had stops at the Alaverdi Monastery, followed by Shumi Wine Company. The final stop was at Tsinandali Palace where we concluded our visit with a traditional dinner, our last Georgian feast, or supra. After a packed agenda we had 3:00 AM departure for Tbilisi Airport the following morning.
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Spaswinefood appreciated the opportunity to learn about Georgian wines during our #EWBC post-conference trip sponsored by the Georgian Wine Association. The Kakheti wines are wines that I will continue to research. Our visit was not only a fabulous opportunity to explore some of Georgia's wine regions but a discovery of Georgian hospitality. I look forward to writing more about my Georgian wine experiences at Spaswinefood.
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