Vinagro Limited Liability Company (
LLC
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) is an
alcoholic beverage
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producer in
Azerbaijan
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established in March 2006. The company owns 537
hectares
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of
vineyard
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s growing various sorts of local and European grapes. Red varieties such as
Merlot
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,
Cabernet Sauvignon
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, Prima,
Saperavi,
Hamburg Muscardin,
Madrasa
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,
Shirvanshahi and white varieties such as
Chardonnay
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,
Sauvignon blanc
is a green-skinned grape variety that originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The grape most likely gets its name from the French words ''sauvage'' ("wild") and ''blanc'' ("white") due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in ...
,
Rkatsiteli
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History
This ancient vinifera originates in Georgia and is supposed to be one of the o ...
,
Ugni blanc
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,
Grenache blanc
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,
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
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,
Bayan Shirey,
Sultana are grown in vineyards located in
Goygol and
Samukh
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raions.
History of Goygol Winery
With the settlement of
German immigrants to Azerbaijan from
Württemberg
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Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...
in the early 19th century, the
wine production in central Azerbaijan was modernized. The Germans who settled in the village of Khanliglar near the town of
Goygol in 1819 established a German colony called
Helenendorf. Shortly thereafter, they were engaged in grape growing and winemaking activities.
After substantial investment from Christoff Vohrer and Christian Hummel, the Goygol Winery opened in 1860. In 1862 the same investors established two more companies in Helenendorf. The ''Vohrer Brothers'' company was managed by Christoff Vohrer and his sons Gottlob, Friedrich, Heinrich and Christopher. The ''Hummel Brothers Trading House'' was managed by Christian Hummel and his sons Jacob, Albert, Georg and Gotlieb. Both companies had chapters in
Ganja
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Etymology
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,
Baku
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,
Tiflis
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,
Saint Petersburg
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,
Moscow
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,
Kyiv
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Ky ...
,
Odesa
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,
Tomsk
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and
Batumi
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.
After the establishment of Soviet rule in Azerbaijan, the company was abolished. In its place, the Soviet authorities created a ''Konkordia''
cooperative
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on August 8, 1922. The cooperative was the largest wine, cognac and vodka producer in the
Caucasus
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.
During the existence of the
Azerbaijan SSR
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, the company was renamed as ''Khanlar Agrosenaye''. It was the largest spirits producer in the Republic and ranked third in the
Soviet Union
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for
cognac
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Cognac production falls under French appella ...
production.
During Soviet rule, the plant produced 7% of the overall Soviet production of wines and spirits. In 1985, due to
Gorbachev alcohol prohibition campaign, the winery stopped production.
[
After the restoration of independence of Azerbaijan, the winery was rebuilt and eventually bought by Vinagro LLC.][
Vinagro competes in international markets. The company consists of the grape reception division, a secondary wine processing department, a wine and cognac processing department, a vodka preparation and processing division, a cognac distillery and a cognac spirits preparation division.][
]
See also
*List of companies of Azerbaijan
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*Economy of Azerbaijan
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Notes
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Food and drink companies of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani companies established in 2006