September – November
Autumn in Georgia
Grape harvest in the wine country, clear golden light and warm-day hiking well into October. Many travellers’ favourite season.
Weather
10–24°C, crisp
Crowds
Moderate
Best for
Wine harvest, foliage
Note
Passes close from late Oct
Autumn is harvest time. In Kakheti the Rtveli grape harvest fills the villages with picking, qvevri pressing and supra feasts — the most Georgian experience of the year. The air turns crisp and clear, the hills glow gold and red, and the hiking stays good into mid-October before the first snow. Crowds thin after the summer peak, making it a superb season for wine, culture and photography.
Season highlights
- ◆Rtveli — the Kakheti grape harvest and supra feasts
- ◆Golden foliage in Svaneti, Racha and Borjomi
- ◆Warm-day hiking into October
- ◆Clear light for the cave cities and Tbilisi
Popular autumn tours
Rtveli Harvest Tour
3 days · Kakheti
Classic Georgia
7 days · Tbilisi loop
Kakheti Wine Day
Full day · from Tbilisi
Popular autumn activities
Join the grape harvest
Pick, press and feast in Kakheti.
Foliage photography
Racha, Svaneti and Borjomi in colour.
Qvevri wine masterclass
Learn Georgia’s 8,000-year method.
