Serbian president visits Yerevan Brandy Company
13.10.2014,
15:42
Before wrapping up a two-day official visit to Armenia, the president of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic and his entourage were hosted October 12 by the French-owned Yerevan Brandy Company in Yerevan.
YEREVAN, October 13. / ARKA /. Before wrapping up a two-day official visit to Armenia, the president of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic and his entourage were hosted October 12 by the French-owned Yerevan Brandy Company in Yerevan.
The Serbian delegation toured around the factory and were told about its history and achievements.
President Nikolic was introduced to the “Barrel of Peace,” a cask containing brandy from 1994, when Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a cease-fire.
The cask was sealed in 2001, when the US, Russian and French chairpersons of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Minsk Group, the body overseeing the Karabakh talks, visited Yerevan and toured the factory. The brandy-makers vowed to open the barrel when the Karabakh conflict is resolved.
Also a barrel was filled with brandy in the honor of president Nikolic. He is the 27th president to have a personal barrel of brandy at Yerevan Brandy Company. The Serbian president was given a gift, an exclusive bottle of Ararat brandy prepared from the oldest spirit held at the factory.
The Yerevan Brandy Company is the exclusive producer of ARARAT Brandies and the direct successor of Armenian brandy-making traditions, established in 1887. Yerevan Brandy Company is the biggest taxpayer of the field and the biggest grape buyer.
In 1999 Yerevan Brandy Company joined the Pernod Ricard Group, the world co-leader of the Wine & Spirits industry, which unites such brands as Chivas, Absolut, Martell, Jameson and others.-0-
