World's highest mountain organic vineyard founded in ArmeniaMarch 9, 2022 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Winemaking advances to the mountains: at an altitude of 2080 meters above the sea level, next to Smbataberd and Tsaghats Kar, is the organic vineyard of Maran company. The Company has founded the highest vineyard in the organic world with the philosophy of preserving and balancing biodiversity. Maran is the first private wine producer in independent Armenia and now it is one of the pioneers in organic winemaking. When Founder of Maran company, Avag Harutyunyan, was founding the organic vineyard with his sons, he knew that there were going to be bigger expenses and more difficulties. They needed reliable partners who would go down that road together with them. Maran took part in the Organic Agriculture Development program, implemented jointly by ACBA Bank and German Nature Protection Union (NABU) and received a certificate of an organic wine maker. “When we were planting this vineyard, from the beginning we had the understanding that we were taking a great weight on our shoulders. You have to grow it for a long time, to have crops later. If not for the support from ACBA Bank and NABU, we wouldn’t have managed to overcome this situation. We have planted the vineyard not touching any bushes or stones. We have tried not to touch the landscape. We have used only organic materials to grow healthy, Maran is now exported to more than ten countries – Australia, Thaiwan, China, Czech Republic, Poland, the Netherlands, France, U.S. etc. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |