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As harvest gets underway in the Northern Hemisphere, we still have some time before the Areni Noir is ready. Given the high elevation of the Vayots Dzor, the growing season is quite long and harvest may happen as late as end October/early November.
“Beyond being an ideal accompaniment for a meal, a bottle of wine can set the mood of a room.” Read more from Paul Hobbs about how working with Armenian wines and people has broadened his view of pairing wine with food ... link to the jou
Armenia is a country rich in ancient cultural heritage: it was the first country to adopt Christianity in 301 AD and the beginning of its wine history dates back 6,000 years to 4,100 BC. In 2011, excavations of the Areni-1 cave complex in the Vayots
Yacoubian-Hobbs Areni 2015 is now among the ‘Wines to Know’ on Karen MacNeil’s WineSpeed - “... plush with a black peppery spicy was and delicious black cherry flavors...” Thank you KM for the lovely review (link in bio)
Where and what is Vayots Dzor? It’s one of Armenia’s ten provinces, located in the southwest of the country. It is also a wine region (there is no separate designation for grape growing areas), where about 10% of the country’s vines
Students from Armenia’s EVN Wine Academy toured our vineyards with Paul and the Yacoubians for a deep dive in vineyard management of the young vines. These talented individuals will achieve a masters level certificate in viticulture and winemak