Plan my trip
Home›Festivals›New Wine Festival (Tbilisi)
WineTbilisiMay

New Wine Festival (Tbilisi)

A one-day tasting in Mtatsminda Park where small producers pour the first wines from the previous autumn's harvest.

WhenSecond Saturday of May, Mtatsminda Park
20269 May 2026
20278 May 2027 · expected
WhereTbilisi
Public holidayNo
Mtatsminda ParkMtatsminda ParkPhoto: Jonathan Cardy, CC BY-SA 3.0

The New Wine Festival started as a gathering of small family winemakers and has grown into one of Tbilisi's favourite spring days. Hundreds of producers set up tables in the park on top of Mount Mtatsminda and pour young Saperavi, Rkatsiteli, Kisi and other wines, many of them made in qvevri. Entry has been free, and the 2026 edition, the 17th, ran from late morning to early evening.

It is the best single place to taste a wide range of natural and family wines in one afternoon and to meet people you can visit later in Kakheti or Imereti. Ride the funicular up from Chonkadze Street to avoid the traffic on the mountain road.

Tips from your host
  • Go early: by mid-afternoon the most popular tables are crowded.
  • Eat before you taste; food stalls are there, but queues get long.
  • Note down the names of producers you like and ask about cellar visits.

Where to see it

Mtatsminda ParkPhoto: Jonathan Cardy, CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature & HikingMtatsminda Park

Hilltop amusement park about 770 metres up, reached by funicular, with a Ferris wheel and the widest panorama of Tbilisi.

Last checked Oct 2026 by the Maspindzeli team. Mountain conditions change: ask us before you go.

Tours around New Wine Festival (Tbilisi)

Old Tbilisi (Kala)Old Tbilisi (Kala)Photo: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
7 days
Wine ToursFood & Gastronomy

Wine & Supra

Seven days built around the Georgian table: natural wine bars and a cooking class in Tbilisi, then qvevri cellars, monastery wineries and a full supra across Kakheti.

Easy · WN-07from $1,200 pp
Abanotubani Sulphur BathsAbanotubani Sulphur BathsPhoto: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0
3 days
Classic & CultureFood & Gastronomy

Tbilisi City Break

A long weekend in the Georgian capital with a local guide: the Old Town and Narikala, a private sulphur bath, Sololaki's painted hallways, Fabrika, the funicular to Mtatsminda, a supper of Georgian wine and food, and a morning in ancient Mtskheta.

Easy · CL-03Bfrom $600 pp

More in May and after

Full calendar →
17 May 2027Day of Family Sanctity and Respect for Parents

A church-backed day off with a large procession in central Tbilisi.

Public holiday2027 date confirmedReligiousNationwide
26 May 2027Independence Day (26 May)

Georgia's national day, marking the 1918 Democratic Republic, with flags, concerts and fairs in Tbilisi.

Public holiday2027 date confirmedHolidayNationwide
2 May 2027 (expected)Kutaisoba (Kutaisi City Day)

Kutaisi's spring city festival, with concerts, folk dance and market stalls in the centre.

2027 date expectedCityImereti