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Armenia

Armenian and Turkish fine wines

30/05/2018 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

An introduction to wines from the cradle of civilization The Valais Wine Museum in Sierre held a very special conference with wine-tasting 27 May, “L’Orient des vins”, that focused on Armenian and Turkish wines. José Vouillamoz, co-author of Wine Grapes, talked about grape domestication – where, how, why, and Jean-Luc Etievent of the Wine Mosaic […]

Filed Under: Travels, Wineries Tagged With: Arcadia Vineyards, Areni Ancestors', Armenia, Chamlija wine, Ja2z, Jean-Luc Etievent, José Vouillamoz, Mesopotamia, Narince, Nazeli, Odrysia, Ottoman Empire, Papaskarasi, Pesaeli, phylloxera, Qrdi, Sierre, Thrace, Trinity Canyon Vineyards, Turkey, Valais Wine Museum, Voski, Wine Mosaic project, Yapincak, Yeraz Gharibian, Zeynep Arca, Zorik Gharibian

The beautiful past redux

29/05/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Learning to love wines from ancient lands Fine wines from Armenia and Turkey are not what you might imagine Sunday afternoon I went to a high mountainside in Armenia and drank a magnificent red wine that was deep and rich in fruit and fresh and silky. I wish I had done all of that physically, but […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Armenia, Arvinis, Chasselas, Jason Wilson, José Vouillamoz, Moldavia, NY Times, obscure grapes, sustainability, Turkey, weird wines, Wine Grapes

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