Kakheti was a kingdom of its own from the 15th century, united with Kartli in 1762, and was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1801. It suffered some of the most brutal Persian invasions, including Shah Abbas's campaigns in the early 1600s.
What makes it different
Georgia's main wine region, where most of the country's grapes are grown and many winemakers still make wine in clay qvevri.