Armenia is where wine began. The oldest winery ever found — clay vessels, a grape press, seeds — was discovered in a cave here, dating back over 6,000 years. This isn't marketing. It's archaeology.
The vineyards sit at 800 to 1,200 metres above sea level, on volcanic and clay soils, under extreme sun with cold mountain nights. The indigenous varieties — Haghtanak, Kangun, Areni — exist nowhere else on earth. They don't taste like anything from France or Italy or Georgia. They taste like altitude, heat, and history.
Armenian wine is only beginning to find its audience outside the country. The people making it have been at it for millennia.
