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21 April, 2022One of the first online sales platforms for Armenian wines has been launched by the Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) in partnership with the ACBA Federation. -
21 April, 2022Growing up in Vernashen, a small village in the Vayots Dzor, Tatevik Gabriyelyan dreamt about becoming a winemaker. So, at age 18, she left for Switzerland to study enology. -
21 April, 2022Zulal, a wine company that aims to rediscover rare and nearly lost indigenous grape varieties, has made a discovery. The red variety Karmir Kot is one of the latest editions to their Alpha Collection series. Karmir Kot is a grape indigenous to Armenia's Aghavnadzor village in the Vayots Dzor region. -
21 April, 2022Yacoubian-Hobbs is enjoying its first major accolade of the year with its 2017 Rind Areni from the mineral-rich region of Vayots Dzor.
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09 May, 2022Miles north from the bustling city center of Yerevan is the idyllic and quaint village of Aghavnavank. Nestled next to the Dilijan National Park in the northernmost region of Tavush, this village is home to the 12-13th-century Aghavnavank Monastery, surrounded by hiking trails and verdure indicating flourishing agriculture—including grapevines. Companies like the "Aghavnatun" Guest House are making a trip to this region a meditative and fully immersive experience for locals and tourists alike. -
21 April, 2022Armenian native Anush Amirkhanyan and Swiss citizens Urs Wyss and Urs Barmettler founded Sari Safran in 2017 to produce high-quality, organic saffron for the Swiss market. One of their primary business goals was to create job opportunities for the women villagers of Sarigyugh in the Tavush region in northern Armenia, where Sari Safran’s farm is located. -
21 April, 2022When thinking about countries that make wine, many come to mind–Argentina, Italy, Spain, or France. But Storica Wines wants to add another country to that list: Armenia.
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21 April, 2022Farm fresh and direct-to-table food is growing in popularity every year, but this new approach to cooking isn’t as popular outside of western Europe and the United States, but one company is trying to push this dynamic in Armenia.
