We've been loving Armenian wine more and more, and always seem to pick up a bottle when we can find them. At one of our favorite local bottle shops, we were recommended to try an Areni Rose from Shofer.
A varietal bottle with some great rose characteristics from a grape we can't try all too often? We were in, and this one was quite delicious.
As our quest here at The Grape Pursuit is to try every grape varietal in the world, whenever we find a bottle with a new-to-us grape, we pick it up immediately.
This was the case of Zorah Voski from Armenia with an equal blend of two new grapes to us- Voskeat and Garandmak.
After opening this bottle, we appreciated just how complex the blend was, with aromas and flavors that reminded us a lot like a Champagne (minus bubbles). This one was a real treat we hope to try again in the future!
We've been lucky enough to sample some wines from Armenia Wine Co. as finding Armenian wine in the USA is often difficult outside of this brand. Their non-vintage white comes from the Kangun grape and offered a somewhat simple flavor profile with some slight aged notes on the finish.
This one will truly go with many dishes, but we ended up wanting just a bit more.
Our first wine from Armenia comes from the Armenia Wine Company and was simply labeled “Dry Red Blend” (without even a vintage found on the bottle).
Thankfully, this one did label the grapes at least and we found out it was from two new-to-us grapes of Areni and Haghtanak. However, had the bottle been hidden from us we would've claimed this one was a young Pinot Noir or possibly even a Gamay as the flavor profiles were quite comparable.
For a basic red blend, well, we'll take that!