Wines of Armenia. Let there be wine!

01 September, 2017

Armenia’s excellent terroir-driven wines are the result of its volcanic-rich soil and diverse climate. This is where wine began, and is now an up-and-coming destination for serious wine lovers, reports Kanika Dhawan after a recent visit.

Winegrowing in Armenia dates back to Biblical times. It is stated in the Book of Genesis, that in 1657 (2104 BCE) God’s chosen one, Noah, after disembarking from the Ark which saved him – and all the other creatures – from the great Flood, was tasked with restocking a denuded earth. The Ark came to rest at the top of Mount Ararat, which is now the highest mountain in Eastern Turkey and was a part of Armenia until 1915, when Turkey took it over. There, Noah is said to have planted a vineyard at the foot of the mountain, harvested grapes, fermented them and become inebriated on too much of his own wine. Read more:

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