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Wine Tasting Tour in Armenia

armeniangeographic — Fri, 17 May 2019 08:42:26 +0000

During our one day wine tasting tour in Armenia you will have the opportunity to feel the taste of Armenian wines and discover wine-making traditions. Early in the morning we will drive to Voskevaz village where we will visit Voskevaz Winery.

Wine grapes on the vine

There we will have a Wine tasting (2 Classic and 1 Vintage wine), cellars tour, brief introduction to the winery’s history, winemaking technologies and particularities.

VanArdi Winery / Sasunik Village

Afterwards we will move to another wine factory in Sasunik village. During the tour in VanArdi Winery you will learn about the history of Armenian winemaking, company’s family history, how they take care of their vineyards, how they turn grapes to wine in their winery, and dive into what a professional wine tasting looks like.

VanArdi / Sasunik Village

The tour also includes a selection of local and international cheeses, and homemade jam (seasonal).

Machanents House / Echmiadzin

After learning about Armenian winemaking traditions and tasting different kinds of wines we will drive to Echmiadzin. There we will visit Machanents House. We will have lunch there and afterwards have an excursion in the territory of the House and a pottery master class. During the master class you will learn about the history of pottery and will work with clay.

Machanents House

Then we will visit the spiritual center of Armenia where we will see one of the oldest churches built in the IV century – Holy Etchmiadzin. For more than 17 centuries, the Holy Etchmiadzin has been and still is the center of Armenian religion, culture, sciences, theology and spirituality.

Zvartnots Cathedral

On our way to Yerevan we will stop at Zvartnots Cathedral. The cathedral is dated back to the 7th century.

Zvartnots Cathedral

You can’t see the cathedral standing there but only the ruins of it. In 2000, Zvartnots, along with the churches of St. Hripsime, St. Gayane, St. Shoghakat and the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, was included in UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Tour Price:

Number of Participants	Price per group
2 – 3	175 000 AMD
4 – 5	225 000 AMD

The price includes:

Service of the guide-translator
Transport
Guided tour and degustation in Voskevaz Winery
Guided tour and degustation in VanArdi Winery
Lunch in Machanenc House
Excursion and pottery master class in Machanenc House
Entrance fee of Zvartnots temple

For booking as well as for all questions, please contact us.

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Roots of Armenian Wine

armeniangeographic — Fri, 17 May 2019 07:25:26 +0000

With our one-day wine tour, you’ll have the chance to explore the rich history of Armenian winemaking and savor a wide array of exceptional wines.

At 10:30 we will drive to village Sasunik where we are going to visit Armenia Wine Factory. There we will have a guided tour and degustation which includes 3 types of wine served with cheese and meat plate.

Agarak / Archeological Site

After a guided tour and degustation, we are going to drive to the archaeological site of Agarak dated back to the III millennium B.C. Here we are going to see traces of ancient viticulture proved by the existence of an Early bronze age wine-press.

Golden Grape ArmAs

Then we are going to drive to Golden Grape ArmAs winery where you will also see the vineyard from where they harvest the grape for the wine production. After getting familiar with the exciting history of this place and sampling their wine (Selection of 3 premium wines and cheese platter) we will have lunch.

Golden Grape ArmAs

Afterwards we will see the last historical wine-press in Zvartnots temple which is a masterpiece in Armenian architecture. The cathedral is dated back to the 7th century. You can’t see the cathedral standing there but only the ruins of it.

Tour price:

Number of Participants	Price per person
2 – 3	83 000 AMD
4 – 5	75 000 AMD
6 – 9	60 000 AMD
10 – 13	50 000 AMD

The price includes:

Service of the guide
Transport
Guided tour and degustation in Armenia Wine Factory
Guided tour and degustation in Golden Grape ArmAs
Lunch in Golden Grape ArmAs
Entrance fee of Zvartnots temple

For booking as well as for all questions, please contact us.

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Hike to Mount Mets Parakhadem

Three Hawks Trail

Hike to Mount Dimats

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One-day hike to the Lakes of Aragats

Wine Tour Accompanied with Cheese-making Traditions

armeniangeographic — Thu, 16 May 2019 14:42:20 +0000

Our one day wine tour in Armenia accompanied with cheese-making traditions will help you to touch the history of winemaking.

Wine-making in Armenia

Mikayelyan Family Farm

Early in the morning we will drive to Gavar town in Gegharkunik province. There we are going to visit Mikayelyan Family Farm where we will have an excursion in the farm, we will do a cheese-making master class and tasting.

Degustation in Mikayelyan Farm includes wine, a plate of 9 types of cheeses including cheeses aged in wine and cognac, fruits, jam, crackers and etc.

Orbelyan’s Caravanserai

After cheese tasting and wine degustation we will continue our way to ancient Orbelyan’s caravanserai. The caravanserai was built in 1332 and offered hospitality to travelers passing through Vardenyats pass.

Orbelyan’s Caravanserai

Next will visit the Areni 1 cave which is considered to have the oldest wine production facility. It is also the place where the oldest leather shoe known in the world was discovered by an international team of archeologists in 2008.

Tirinity Canyon Vineyards

Then we will continue our tour to Trinity Canyon Vineyards. There we will have an overview of Armenian winemaking traditions with the introduction to TCV’s philosophy of organic winemaking. Then we will have a tasting of 3 wines with locally made cheese and lavash.

Trinity Canyon Vineyards

In the evening we will return to Yerevan

Tour price:

Number of Participants	Price per person
2 – 3	72 000 AMD
4 – 5	65 000 AMD
6 – 9	50 000 AMD
10 – 13	38 000 AMD

The price includes:

Service of the guide
Transport
Guided tour and degustation in Trinity Cave Vineyard
Guided tour and degustation in Mikayelyan Family Farm

For booking as well as for all questions, please contact us.

Wine Tours - Armenian Geographic - ArmGeo.am

Wine Tasting Tour in Armenia

VanArdi Winery / Sasunik Village

Machanents House / Echmiadzin

Zvartnots Cathedral

Tour Price:

The price includes:

Cultural Tous in Armenia

Roots of Armenian Wine

Agarak / Archeological Site

Golden Grape ArmAs

Tour price:

Cultural Tours in Armenia

Wine Tour Accompanied with Cheese-making Traditions

Mikayelyan Family Farm

Orbelyan’s Caravanserai

Tirinity Canyon Vineyards

Hiking and Trekking in Armenia