Armenia lacks vineyards to develop wine-makingNovember 12, 2010 - 19:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Union of Winemakers of Armenia Avag Harutyunyan said that there are around 2000 hectares of good red grape and as much of white grape in Armenia. According to him, if annual consumption of wine makes 10 liters per capita in Armenia, what is a rather real figure, we will lack vineyards. And if one million families of the Armenian Diaspora decide to purchase one bottle of Armenian wine per year, the resources will be insufficient to meet the demand, Harutyunyan said, adding that representatives of the Diaspora consume 95% of the entire export of Armenian wines to the U.S. and Europe. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. Civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan People demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation again blocked streets in Yerevan on May 15. |