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The Areni Awakening
Armenia’s flagship red grape rises from obscurity to acclaim.
Somm Journal · October 9, 2026
One of the world’s oldest-known cultivated grape varieties, Areni Noir is considered to be indigenous to Armenia. Originating from the Caucasus domestication line of Vitis vinifera, it emerged in the village of Arpa—now named Areni in its honor—in southwestern Vayots Dzor province, where it thrives today.
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