Top 100 wines of Armenia - Page 3

Discover the top 100 best wines of Armenia as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Armenia and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Armenia

Armenian wine is a wine produced in Armenia, in the SouthCaucasus region. Armenia is one of the oldest wine regions in the world. In particular, the oldest known winery was found in the Areni region of Armenia, which is still known to this day for its wine production and endemic grapes.

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Armenia

wines from the region of Armenia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, blanquette of lamb or royal couscous.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Armenia

On the nose in the region of Armenia often reveals types of flavors of cream, tropical or pear and sometimes also flavors of stone, honey or melon.