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Tsinandali
Sign in to saveTsinandali () is a village in Kakheti, Georgia, situated in the district of Telavi, 79 km east of Tbilisi. It is noted for the palace and historic winery-estate which once belonged to the 19th-century aristocratic poet Alexander Chavchavadze (1786–1846) and which, since 2019, is the venue for the Tsinandali Festival.
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Place details
- Locality
- წინანდალი
- Region
- კახეთი
- Country
- საქართველო
- Population
- 2,675
- Timezone
- Asia/Tbilisi
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tsinandali
- Settlement.native_name
- წინანდალი
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ka
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tsinandali (1).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Tsinandali residence
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Georgia (country)
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kakheti
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Telavi
- Settlement.population_as_of
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- წინანდალი
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Located in
- Telav Uyezd
- Official language
- Georgian
- Population
- +2675
- Elevation
- +560
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Image
- Tsinandali-04-Palast-2019-gje.jpg
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Sightseeing
- Tsinandali Historic Garden
- Tsinandali Old Winery
- Napareuli Chavchavadze Estate
- See also
- References
Tsinandali () is a village in Kakheti, Georgia, situated in the district of Telavi, 79 km east of Tbilisi. It is noted for the palace and historic winery-estate which once belonged to the 19th-century aristocratic poet Alexander Chavchavadze (1786–1846) and which, since 2019, is the venue for the Tsinandali Festival.
== History == thumb|left|Painting by Vasily Timm depicting plundered Tsinandali after a raid in 1854 Alexander Chavchavadze inherited this village, lying in the Alazani River valley, from his father, Prince Garsevan. He refurbished the estate, constructed a new Italianate palace and built a decorative garden. As scientists claim by 1812 Tsinandali garden had two palaces, one built by Garsevan and another by his son Alexander Chavchavadze. It was the place where prince Alexander Chavchavadze frequently entertained foreign guests with music, wit, and – most especially – the fine vintages made at his estate marani (winery). Familiar with European ways, Chavchavadze built Georgia's oldest and largest winery where he combined European and centuries-long Georgian winemaking traditions. The highly regarded dry white Tsinandali is still produced there.