MAP Wine and Brandy Factory ( (''MAP Ginu-Konyaki Gortsaran'')), is one of the leading producers of alcoholic drinks in

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, located in the village of

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. It was founded in 1942 as the ''Hoktemberian Wine and Brandy Factory'' by the government of the

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, to process the grapes of the fertile Ararat plain. The company is largely known by its main wine and cognac brand ''Aramé'', named after king

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History

The Hoktemberian Wine and Brandy Factory was founded in 1942 as a state-owned enterprise of the Soviet Armenian government. After the privatization of the factory in 1995, the winery was turned into an open joint-stock company. In 2001, the company was incorporated into a

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.MAP CJSC
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and

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technologies.

Products and brands

Currently, the factory produces

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and Armenian brandy. A variety of red and white wine is produced by the MAP winery, mainly under the brand ''Aramé''. The ''Aramé'' brand includes red and white semisweet vintage wine as well as wine derived from the Muscat,

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and Areni grapes. The ''Aramé Grand Reserve'' is a special edition of red and white dry aged wine. The winery also produces ''Tigran'' red dry wine, and ''Hasmik'' red semisweet wine. Fruit semisweet wine is also produced by MAP winery including, pomegranate, strawberry, cherry, quince, plum, dogwood, raspberry and blackberry. MAP is famous for its Armenian brandy collection of ''Saint Grigor'' 30 and 50 years old, ''Paruyr Sevak'' 40 years old, ''Makar'' 25 and 30 years old, ''Aramé'' 20 and 30 years old, ''Golden'' 25 years old, ''Ashot Erkat'' 22 years old, and ''Mashtots'' 15 years old. Other cognac brands include ''Golden Classic'' 3, 5, 7 and 10 years old, ''Anahit'' 10 years old, ''Gyumri'' and ''Arshak II'' 7 years old, ''Aramé'' 3 and 5 years old, ''Armavir'' 5 years old, and ''Armina'' 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 and 20 years old.

Gallery

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References

External links

Official websiteOfficial website
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