Wine History Museum of Armenia #165
Origin and development of viticulture and winemaking
One of the leading centers of viticulture and winemaking is the Near East, where the Armenian Highland is part of the Asian border. In that location, around 8000 years ago human beings domesticated wild grapes by means of natural selection. Number of scientific discoveries in the fields of origin and development of viticulture and winemaking were made here, they have worldwide significance.
Discover Armenian wine history
The idea to present the Armenian wine history, rich in centuries-old-tradition of growing grapes and making wine in a comprehensive study, has matured over the years. Various materials discovered in archeological sites, bibliographic data, and findings of ethnographic studies became the basis for creating the Museum of the history of winemaking in Armenia.
Connect through the exhibitions
The development of viticulture and winemaking in the Armenian Highlands is presented in the museum not only by interpreting facts, but also by interactive and innovative solutions. The exhibits related to viticulture and winemaking give the visitor an opportunity to get a certain idea of the centuries-old Armenian culture in general.
The main exhibition hall of the museum is located at the level of 8 meters deep underground basalt rocks, where the chronological stages of wine development in the Armenian Nature, as well as the connection of wine with different spheres of Armenian history and culture are presented in detail.
Reviews
Тhis is an amazing sacred place that is practically located inside the cave, where each exhibit has a thousand-year history, during the tour you can drink a delicious port wine that also accompanies visitors around the museum. This is the one of the must visit places in Armenia which is located near the city of Yerevan.
Our visit to the wine museum was part of a tour that we were on. It turned out to be quite fun. We did some wine tasting and walked through the museum. We tasted 3 wines, all of which were wonderful. The wine history museum is one of the most beautiful and interesting places in Armenia. We really enjoyed every minute!
It was an amazing experience! They have done such great work there! The wines were perfect! You can ask for Narine for the wine taste! She is a good girl and she knows everything about wines and wine history. You will be excited!