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Problems with export of Armenian cognac through Georgia have been largely resolved - minister
Problems with export of Armenian cognac through Georgia have been largely resolved, said RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan. YEREVAN, July 30. /ARKA/. Problems ... ... Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Georgia to resolve the problems that have arisen with the export of Armenian cognac (brandy)," Papoyan wrote on Facebook. According to him, as a result of the daily work of the group, today we can already state ...
07/30/2025Armenia is open to Chinese investments, Minister Papoyan says
Armenia is open to Chinese investments, there are all the necessary prerequisites for giving a new dimension to trade and economic ... ... its presence in the Chinese market. He also stressed that Chinese consumers are interested in Armenian products, in particular cognac (Armenian brandy), wine and tobacco. According to Armstat, China ranks second among Armenia's foreign trade partners, second only to Russia....
07/17/2025Russia accuses Armenia of supplying counterfeit cognac
Russia has claimed that 85% of Armenian brandy samples supplied to the Russian market do not meet current standards, Forbes.ru reported, citing a study by the Union of ... ... 50% of the samples (35 out of 71), the use of non-grape-based spirits was detected. Therefore, these products cannot be called cognac (brandy),' he said. According to experts, the main flow of problematic products passes through Georgia. The ARKA news agency ...
07/15/2025More than 100 trucks with Armenian brandy entered Russia – Papoyan
From June 1 to 29, 106 trucks loaded with Armenian cognac (brandy) crossed the Georgian-Russian border and entered Russia, 19 of them in the last three days, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan said. YEREVAN, June 30. /ARKA/. From June 1 to 29, 106 trucks loaded with Armenian cognac (brandy) crossed ...
06/30/2025Armenian alcohol producers ask WTO intervention due to cargo delays at Georgian border, negotiations to be held in Armenia
More than a dozen Armenian alcohol producers have appealed to state and international structures with ... ... Armenia. The joint statement was signed by Ararat Wine Factory, Shahnazaryan Wine and Brandy House, Alco Alliance, Van777, Aragats Wine and Brandy Factory, Arkon Trade, Abovyan... ... the situation we have is very dangerous for our business, entrepreneurs, winegrowers, cognac producers," he said. Papoyan added that he intends to organize meetings...
06/04/2025ARARAT Armenian Brandy Presents Audio guide ARARAT Yerevan
ARARAT Armenian brandy presents its new cultural project dedicated to Yerevan. YEREVAN, May 20. /ARKA/. ARARAT Armenian brandy presents its ... ... addressed questions to the journalists. “For example, do you know everything about the Charents monument? And about the ARARAT cognac factory building located at the intersection of Nalbandyan Street and Sayat-Nova Avenue? About the small stele erected ...
05/20/2025Georgia to issue statement on Armenian alcohol exporters
Official Tbilisi will issue a statement on the issue of Armenian alcohol exporters. YEREVAN, May 13. /ARKA/. Official Tbilisi will issue a ... ... to journalists on Tuesday by Gayane Poghosyan, an export specialist at the Proshyan Brandy Factory, following a meeting with the Georgian Ambassador to Armenia. A group... ... on Tuesday. They wanted to find out why the alcoholic beverages they produce, mainly cognac, exported to Russia or the Baltic countries, are subject to examination in the...
05/13/2025"Not Armenian cognac, but brandy": Economy Minister discusses Armenia's new positioning
Armenia should position itself globally as a producer of Armenian brandy, stated Gevorg Papoyan, the Minister of Economy. YEREVAN, November 4. /ARKA/. Armenia should position itself globally ... ... Papoyan during the budget discussions in parliament. According to him, it will eventually become impossible to use the term 'cognac' because it is a geographical name (referring to one of the provinces of France), and it can no longer be applied in international ...
11/04/2024Armenia certifies 4 local geographical names as national brands
Armenian authorities are working to protect their national brands at the international level, Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan ... ... organisation will be involved, which will certify these products on a mandatory basis,’ Papoyan said. On rebranding of Armenian 'cognac' Earlier, Armenia announced about abandoning the name ‘Armenian cognac’ and gradually replacing it with a new brand Armenian Brandy. The EU allocated 2.9 million euros to Armenia for this purpose. According to EU rules, the names ‘cognac’ and ‘champagne’ ...
10/31/2024Pashinyan believes that Armenian 'cognac' should be called brandy, not cognac
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that 'Armenian cognac' should be called 'brandy', not cognac. YEREVAN, 31 October. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that 'Armenian cognac' should be called 'brandy', not cognac. At the government session on Thursday, Pashinyan embarked on a lengthy discussion ...
10/31/2024Armenia has not received official comments from Russia on cognac issue - minister
Armenia has not received official comments from Russia on the import of Armenian cognac, Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan said on Monday at a session of the parliamentary committee on regional and Eurasian integration ... ... reported that the Russian consumer rights protection group Antikontrafakt (Anti-Counterfeit) )collected 200 samples of cognac (brandy) produced by Armenia's leading liquor companies and sent them to a Russian state laboratory for examination. According ...
09/02/2024Brandy alcohol export support programme approved in Armenia
The Armenian government approved today a programme designed to support brandy alcohol exports. YEREVAN, 27 June. /ARKA/. The Armenian government approved today a programme designed to support ... ... December 2024, when the threshold of 100 thousand litres will be exceeded, legal entities and individual entrepreneurs exporting cognac alcohol will be able to benefit from state support. In general, it is expected that about 7 million litres of brandy alcohol ...
06/27/2024Yerevan Gastronomic Days is not only about new food culture in Armenia, but also about future
... Thousands of guests, including "star chefs" were the main agenda of not only the Armenian segment of social networks those days. This story is about how it proceeded... ... guests of the festival. Yerevan Gastronomic Days partner was the legendary Yerevan brandy factory ARARAT, without which not a single exquisite dish was served at the show... ... combination of apricot and tarkhun in salad, caramelised strawberries and cherries with cognac, as well as exquisitely prepared fish and seafood - this is not a complete list...
06/20/2024Armenian cognac to be re-branded into Armenian brandy - head of Economy Ministry
Armenian cognac will be rebranded into Armenian brandy, Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan said at a joint session of the parliamentary committees on European integration and on financia and budgetary issues on Tuesday. YEREVAN, 4 June. /ARKA/. Armenian cognac will be re-branded into Armenian brandy,...
06/04/2024Yerevan Brandy Company first authorized economic operator of the EEU in Armenia
The Yerevan Brandy Company (YBC) has become the first company in Armenia to receive a type 1 certificate for inclusion in the register of authorized economic operators of the Eurasian Economic ... ... a string of requirements of a law-abiding taxpayer. The Yerevan Brandy Comapny, the exclusive producer of "ARARAT" cognacs, is the continuer of the traditions of cognac production established in Armenia in 1887. It is the largest beverage producing ...
02/01/2024From Dream to Goal: Ohanyan Brandy Company (video)
The Ohanyan Brandy Company produces alcoholic beverages from natural fruits preserving national ... ... traditions. The company is one of the first family enterprises created in independent Armenia in 1998 on the basis of a wine and brandy factory founded in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)... ... vodkas according to a special technology. In 2018, the factory started production of cognacs; the cellars for aging cognac and fruit spirits were expanded. In 2023 Ohanyan...
11/22/2023Armenian cognac will be promoted in Europe under brand name ‘Armenian brandy’
Armenian brandy (traded as ‘cognac’ for decades) will be promoted in European markets under the brand name "Armenian brandy", Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said on Friday. YEREVAN, Nov. 3. /ARKA/. Armenian brandy (traded as ‘cognac’ for decades) will be promoted in European markets under the brand name "Armenian brandy", Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said on Friday. He said the brand name was chosen jointly with Armenian producers and a branding company after ...
11/03/2023Armenia will gradually phase out use of word 'cognac' for its brandies
Until 2032 Armenian brandy producers will have to gradually phase out the use of the word 'cognac' used to name the country's most famous drink, deputy economy minister Rafael Gevorgyan said today. YEREVAN, October 16. /ARKA/. Until 2032 Armenian brandy producers will have to gradually phase out the use of the word 'cognac' used to name ...
10/16/2023Armenian government reduces duty on whiskey production and revokes license for beer and wine production
... to simplify production of alcoholic beverages. YEREVAN, January 12. /ARKA/. The Armenian government approved today a decision designed to simplify production of alcoholic... ... liqueurs and other beverages with alcohol content up to 9%, sale and import of unbottled cognac (brandy) in the amount starting from 100 thousand liters. "Revoking license requirement... ... relieve them from unnecessary, in our opinion, paperwork," Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said. Besides, as he noted, the state duty on production of whiskey, rum and...
01/12/2023Head of Ijevan Wine and Brandy Factory CJSC: people who move forward always win in times of crisis
Interview of Atom Yegoryan, Director of Ijevan Wine and Brandy Factory CJSC, with ARKA and Novosti-Armenia news agencies as part of their #SaveBusiness special project. YEREVAN, May 19. /ARKA/. Interview of Atom Yegoryan,... ... invite guests to spend evenings with friends, so the wine market is experiencing a very large decline. The same situation in the cognac market. I would also like to note that, unlike wine and cognac, in our specialized stores there is an incomparably high ...
05/19/2020Exports of Armenian wines to Russia drop
In the first half of 2019 Russia accounted for 72.3% of exports of Armenian wines, down from 75.1% a year earlier, the head of the Union of Armenian Winemakers ... ... drop should be blamed on Russian stereotypes, because many Russians prefer Armenian cognac and vodka, but Georgian wines. According to Harutyunyan, Russia is followed by... ... liters compared to 1.3 million liters in the first half of 2018. As for the Armenian brandy, its export increased from 16 million liters last year to 20 million liters this...
12/16/2019Union of Armenian Winemakers: winemaking industry is booming
Armenia's winemaking industry has been booming throughout this year, the head of the ... ... year some 117 thousand tons of grapes were purchased for the production of wine and brandy. He said according to preliminary data, some 140-150 thousand tons of grapes... ... than last year. “The price per kilogram of grapes purchased for the production of cognac increased by 7 drams, and in the Ararat valley the price went up by 10-15 drams...
11/12/2019Armenia Wine cognac - one of the best in the international competition
Armenia Wine congnac has recently won a prestigious international silver medal in the International Wine & Spirit Competition. YEREVAN, September 20. /ARKA/. Armenia Wine cognac has recently won a prestigious international silver medal in the International Wine & Spirit Competition. Along with the world-famous brands, the company’s 3-year-old and 5-year-old cognacs got 90 points, and the 7-year-old one got 93. International ...
09/20/2019Armenia Wine to release a brandy to be proud of
With more than 11 years of prevailing presence in the Armenian and international markets, Armenia Wine Company will soon release a new brandy brand. YEREVAN, June 21, /ARKA/ With more than 11 years of prevailing presence in the Armenian and international markets,... ... company’s brandy makers have combined the delicacy of the Armenian natural heritage and the unique peculiarities of French cognac. Thus, thanks to the 10 years of daily work of Armenia Wine Company, a new brand of brandy will be introduced not only ...
06/21/2019Hennessy brand ambassador: Armenian brandies have great future
Armenian brandies have a great future if their production technology is refined, Hennessy cognac house brand ambassador Guillaume de Guiteau told Armenian reporters. YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. Armenian brandies ... ... perfect," - de Guiteau said. The brand ambassador admitted that it is his first visit to Armenia. After tasting Armenian brandy he noted its complete and balanced taste, adding, however, that a diversity of flavors would do no harm. Armenian brandies ...
11/25/2016Armenian ARARAT brandy awarded medal and Grand Prix of Moscow international contest
The 20-year-old brandy ARARAT Nairi, a product of the Yerevan Brandy Company (YBC), was awarded the gold medal and the Grand Prix of the XX international ... ... perfectly balanced with spicy shades of pine nuts, the sweetness of thick, fresh honey and the light scent of peppercorn. Legendary Armenian ARARAT brandies are produced by the Yerevan Cognac Factory by traditional technology, the foundations of which were laid back in 1887 by the brothers Vasil and Nerses Tairyants....
11/22/2016“Armenia” cognac recipe recreated at Yerevan Brandy Factory
The Yerevan Brandy Factory presented on Tuesday its famous “Armenia” cognac that was recreated using the authentic recipe of master-blender Margar Sedrakyan. YEREVAN, April 15. /ARKA/. The Yerevan Brandy Factory presented on Tuesday its famous “Armenia” cognac that was recreated using the authentic recipe ...
04/15/2015Visitor center at Ararat cognac factory starts working with no day off
The visitor center of ARARAT cognac factory is transferring to a new schedule with more hours for tourist visits,... ... communicate the knowledge about cultural and historic heritage of cognac-making in Armenia to more people as tourism flows are growing. Since last year there have been... ... cooperage and an animated video about cognac production in the repaired center. The Yerevan Brandy Factory was established in 1887. The present plant was constructed in 1953. In...
05/31/2014Biography of Hovik Abrahamyan
Hovik Abrahamyan appointed as premier Sunday was born on January 24, 1958, in Mkhchyan village of Ararat province, Armenia. He graduated from Yerevan Institute of Economy. His professional experience is as follows: YEREVAN, April 14. /ARKA/.... ... from Yerevan Institute of Economy. His professional experience is as follows: 1990-1991 – department head at Burastan cognac factory. 1991-1995 – director of Artashat wine and brandy factory. 1995-1999 – deputy of Armenia’s National Assembly (first convocation). 1995-1996 – head of ...
04/14/2014Over 61 million drams raised at Ameria’s charity auction for diseased children
... Grapes Is Life and has demonstrated grapes wines from the best manufacturers, delicate cognacs, wines, champagne and armagnac from different countries. A wine tasting was... ... children are registered at “Give a Present of Life”, “Let’s Help Armenian Children” and “Children without Pain” funds and “Echo” non-governmental... ... prominent experts. Ararat Cognac Factory and Pernod Ricard Armenia, NOY wine and brandy factory, Arteksim, Armagnac Delord, Chateau Ararat Vineyard, Avers, Andako companies...
12/09/2013Armenian wines and brandy may appear in three large hotel chains
Armenian wine and brandy may appear in three large hotel chains of the world, Robert Harutyunyan, the director of the Armenian Development Agency,... ... pleased with the fact that French visitors were familiar with Armenian brandy and that some of them said that it outdoes French cognac on various criteria,” he said adding that even French tasters called our drink cognac, not brandy. Stressing the importance ...
11/05/2013Tasting of Armenian brandies and wines to take place in Strasbourg
The Armenian Development Agency (ADA) said it will hold the Magic of Armenian Grape event ... ... dishes. And on October 30th there will be tasting and presentation of Armenian wine and brandy at Strasburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The purpose of “Magic of... ... development tendencies. The purpose of wine and brandy tasting is to present Armenia wine and cognac with its unique taste and features. There will be 11 Armenian companies that...
10/28/2013Armenia asks EU for reserving right to use “cognac”, not “brandy”
Armenia is negotiating with the European Union on Armenian producers to reserve the right to use “cognac” instead of “brandy”, Armenian deputy minister of economy Garegin Melkonyan said. YEREVAN, April 16. /ARKA/. Armenia is negotiating with the European Union on Armenian producers to reserve the right to use “cognac” instead of “brandy”, Armenian ...
04/16/2013Armenian cognac burning in Georgian tunnel has nothing to do with Yerevan Brandy Company
The hauler with Armenian cognac on fire in a tunnel in Georgia has nothing to do with Yerevan Brandy company, Novosti-Armenia reported referring to the head of marketing and public relations of the company Zara Nazaryan. YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. The hauler with Armenian cognac on fire in a tunnel in Georgia has nothing to do with Yerevan Brandy ...
04/12/201330 tons of Armenian brandy on fire in tunnel, Georgian TV says
A hauler transporting 30 tons of cognac from Armenia is on fire in Ruis tunnel on Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze highway in Georgia, RIA Novosti reported referring to local TV, as quoted by Novosti-Armenia. YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. A hauler transporting 30 tons of cognac from Armenia is on fire in ...
04/12/2013Armenia should enhance wine tourism
Exclusive interview with Avag Harutyunyan, chairman of the Union of Armenian Winemakers ARKA - Mr. Harutyunyan, how would you assess the Armenian market ... ... French and Italian wines, which hinder production of domestic expensive wine. As for the brandy market, prices are stable with a slight growing trend. ARKA – Do Armenian... ... Moldovan, Russian and Azerbaijani brandies, but not better than, for example, French cognac. We have long remained in the Russian market due to low prices. For example,...
05/15/2012Armenian brandy is reviving
Interview of the executive director of Yerevan Brandy Company, Ara Grigoryan, with ARKA news agency Interview of the executive director ... ... distribution channels, and then see what comes next. ARKA - Late last year, the Union of Armenian Brandy Producers was set up, the chairman of which you now are. What explains... ... he/she buys. So, when buying a very cheap drink with a flashy label "Armenian cognac", he/she is well aware that the proposed drink is anything but "Armenian...
04/18/2011Gross grapes yield 205-210,000 tons in Armenia in 2009
Gross grapes yield totaled 205-210,000 tons in Armenia in 2009, an increase of 30-35,000 tons as compared with lat year, Armenian Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan ... ... grapes purchase process will go as smoothly as that for apricots,” Alaverdyan said. The Minister also reported that Yerevan Brandy Company, Yerevan Brandy-Wine-Vodka “Noy” factory, Proshyan Cognac Factory are expected to purchase an average of 30,000 tons each. N.V. –0--
09/12/2009Armenia revises brandy, cognac production regulations
Armenia’s Government revised Thursday technical regulations of Armenian cognac, brandy, cognac alcohol and raw vodka production. YEREVAN, April 2. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Government revised Thursday technical regulations of Armenian cognac, brandy, cognac alcohol and raw vodka production. The amendments are stipulated in the recently ...
04/03/2009OST-Alco brandy company to bottle Shustov cognac in Armenia
The Russian Ost-Alco Company plans to bottle its Shustov cognac in Armenia and France, the RBK daily reports. YEREVAN, June 5. /ARKA/. The Russian Ost-Alco Company plans to bottle its Shustov ... ... company intends to bottle the cognac in its home, Armenia. At present, Ost-Alco is negotiating both with the Yerevan Ararat Brandy-Wine-Vodka Factory and the French Meukow to bottle the cognac in their facilities. The Russian company believes a relevant ...
06/05/2008Armenian agriculture ministry focuses on grape growing
Armenian Ministry of Agriculture is planning to have 300,000 tons of annual grape harvest ... ... ensure an increasing use of Armenian grapes. “We must cut the import of foreign brandy spirits and cultivation of phylloxera-proof grapes,” Lokyan said. The Minister... ... country, as well as defining the vineyards allowed growing hybrids. “Only those cognacs totally made of Armenian raw and grapes can be called Armenian. Otherwise, the...
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