Armenian wine may be thousands of years old, but it's never been more in vogue

Wine has always been an inseparable part of Armenian history.Just look at , an ancient winery discovered in the village of Areni in 2007, with well-preserved clay vessels, a wine press for stomping grapes, drinking cups and withered grape vines, skins and seeds.Armenian wine even withstood a 70-year-long Soviet ruling that decreed grapes were to be used only for brandy, vodka and fortified wine production.

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