Hin Areni Winery - Ashtarak

I did a short tour and wine tasting as part of a day tour from Yerevan. The tour was interesting and the wine was excellent!

Had an informative visit of the winery before tasting and all that for about 1,000 per person which is worth it. The wine is still young but interestingly only made with local grape. We also bought some bottles to bring them back. Bottles are expensive compared to the same price v. quality in Europe but still quite unique to have Armenian wine.

Took a small tour of the winery and we had a little wine tasting session as a part of our tour from Yerevan, loved it

Overall a pleasant experience. Our tasting did not include the Reserve. We were poured the White, Rose and Classic. There was also cheese. The tour was adequate. The white wine is produced from Voskehat and the reds from (Black) Areni, and it would have been nice to have been offered to taste the actual grapes since they aren't available outside Armenia and their flavor profile is unfamiliar to most visitors.

It’s a modern production everything is inside a cellar. I was expecting wine fields but that’s not the case. It was a rushed 10 mins tour and even though we booked yesterday, they only agreed to give us the tour after we insisted. They didn’t even deliver the promised lunch. The wine is cheap compared to other parts of the world though. Not worth travelling 2 hours from Yerevan center though.