19 Konstantine Gamsakhurdia St.

Konstantine GamsakhurdiaKonstantine Gamsakhurdia · 1893–1975One of Georgia’s foremost twentieth-century novelists, best known for the historical epic “The Hand of a Great Master”, and father of the country’s first president. The street carries his name. Street runs through one of the quieter corners of central Batumi, a few minutes back from the seafront and its summer crowds. MIDI stands at number 19 — a wine house in Batumi built entirely on Georgian natural wine, close enough for a spontaneous glass and far enough to hold its own pace once the long table fills.

Among the contenders for the best wine in Batumi to sit and talk in rather than pass through, the room leans firmly to the first kind. Early evening stays calm and good for a seat by the window; later, it finds its rhythm.