In short: ChaniTea is a tea grower in Guria, Georgia, according to Georgian Tea Makers: ChaniTea.
ChaniTea grows tea in Guria, Georgia at about 136 m above sea level. The details on this page come from the grower's own published information and public sources (Georgian Tea Makers: ChaniTea); the map pin marks the locality (Dvabzu village, Ozurgeti Municipality) rather than the estate itself.
What the Published Sources Say
- Georgian Tea Makers says ChaniTea is run by Nana Melashvili, a tea technologist with a 30-year career, and Vako Soselia, who started their own production a few years ago in Dvabzu village, Guria.
- Georgian Tea Makers says they have seven hectares in use and ten more under renovation in Dvabzu and Tsitelmta, and also buy leaf from growers in nearby villages.
- Georgian Tea Makers says they make black and green tea, sell about 3 to 4 tons a year, and exhibited abroad in 2025.
- Georgian Tea Makers says they also buy leaf from growers in Nasakirali and Gurianta, and make two grades each of black and green tea.
- Georgian Tea Makers says they exhibited in Azerbaijan and Cologne in 2025 and recently won their first international clients, a hospitality chain in Croatia.
Sources: Georgian Tea Makers: ChaniTea. TeaTrade has not tested or tasted this grower's tea; these are the grower's and publishers' own statements.
Terroir & Climate
Georgia's tea belt lies in the humid, subtropical west of the country, between the Black Sea coast and the foothills of the Caucasus, mainly in Guria, Samegrelo, Imereti and Adjara. It is one of the world's more northerly commercial tea zones, so bushes generally rest through a cold winter and the plucking season tends to be shorter than in tropical origins.
The live forecast below tracks the current weather at the area's coordinates.
Tea Produced
ChaniTea is described as making black and green tea.
Operator
The business behind the estate is given as Nana Melashvili and Vako Soselia.
Location & Neighbouring Estates
ChaniTea is in Guria, Georgia; the map pin (41.93, 42.06) is approximate and marks the locality. Its 136 m elevation is the 4th highest of 9 estates we map in Guria. The nearest estates in the TeaTrade directory, measured point-to-point from this approximate pin, are:
- Shemokmedi Tea — 2.4 km away
- Plantacia — 3.3 km away
- Taba Tea Estate — 3.3 km away
- Teni Tea — 4.2 km away
- GreenGold Tea — 4.3 km away
ChaniTea Compared with Guria
In Guria, ChaniTea is higher than 62% of the others by elevation. The table sets ChaniTea against the 8 other estates we map in Guria, so you can see whether it is typical for its region or an outlier.
| Measure | ChaniTea | Region median | Region range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 136 m | 107 m | 75 to 165 m |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is ChaniTea located?
ChaniTea is in Guria, Georgia. The map pin (41.93, 42.06) is approximate and marks the locality rather than the estate, at an elevation of about 136 metres.
Who operates ChaniTea?
ChaniTea is operated by Nana Melashvili and Vako Soselia, according to the grower's published information.
What type of tea does ChaniTea produce?
ChaniTea is recorded as producing black and green tea.
Data sources: the grower’s own published information and public sources (Georgian Tea Makers: ChaniTea); climate figures are ERA5 reanalysis modelled for the area’s coordinates via Open-Meteo (calendar year 2025); the map pin is rounded to about 1 km and marks the locality, not the estate; elevation is a terrain-model value for that point. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].
