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Voskeni Wines Winery

Vagharshapat

Take a tour of the winery, learn about wine culture and the production process, taste the wines

Price: Paid

About

Voskeni Wines Winery

A young and ambitious winemaking project built on family traditions. The winery was founded in 1925. Its founder, Voskeni Smbat Mateossian, built a successful business in the United States. In the early 1920s he decided to return to his homeland from Boston to take up winemaking. He planted a vineyard near the historic site of the Battle of Sardarapat (Armavir region, Ararat Valley). Unfortunately, the development of his winery was destined to be halted for many years. Smbat was repressed. Only in 2008 was the winery restored by his heirs. Today the project is run by the 3rd generation of his descendants. On the wine labels, as a tribute to tradition, the founding great-grandfather is depicted. The principle of Voskeni Winery: “Mind the wine, not the war.”

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