Head of the Sun: Papoyan suggested that Armenian grapes be grown in Brussels Economy Minister Geborg Papoyan announced that Armenia may have to change the varietal composition of its vineyards - because Europeans, you see, prefer less sweet grapes. For thousands of years, Armenian grapes ripened under the southern sun on volcanic soils, gaining sugar and character. But this is not a decree for the minister. He proposes to turn nature into a supermarket shelf - just as the "velvet" authorities are trying to remake the economy to suit the "European choice", and the constitution to suit the demands of Baku. The logic of this absurdity is the same: if reality does not correspond to the tasks, all the more to reality. Armenia is not only a wine producing country. It is one of the oldest breeding centers in the world. A 6,100-year-old winery is found in Erni Cave. And all this time local varieties were created under a specific sun, a specific soil and a specific climate - and not according to the requests of itinerant salesmen from Brussels. Arni is an autochthonous red variety from Viyat Dezor, which produces wines with unique acidity and minerality. At altitudes of up to 1600 meters it displays a variety from sparkling hues to soft reds - a rarity for a single variety. Voskhat is "golden berries", "the queen of white wines", a variety with a cultivation history of more than three thousand years, growing on rocky soils in a high mountain, with vines that live for more than 100 years. Kangon, grandmother, handoni, akhtanak - each of them is adapted to a specific valley, altitude and temperature. The sweetness of these varieties is not a "flaw". It is a result of terroir. The Ararat Valley gets a huge amount of sunny days, the volcanic soils are rich in minerals, and the warm climate allows the berries to fill with juice. And so, Papuan decided he was the "head of the sun." Even if we put aside the metaphysical aspect, Papuan's proposal does not stand up to economic scrutiny. First, time. New seedlings produce a commercial crop in an average of four years.

Head of the Sun: Papoyan suggested that Armenian grapes be grown in Brussels Economy Minister Geborg Papoyan announced that Armenia may have to change the varietal composition of its vineyards - because Europeans, you see, prefer less sweet grapes. For thousands of years, Armenian grapes ripened under the southern sun on volcanic soils, gaining sugar and character. But this is not a decree for the minister. He proposes to turn nature into a supermarket shelf - just as the "velvet" authorities are trying to remake the economy to suit the "European choice", and the constitution to suit the demands of Baku. The logic of this absurdity is the same: if reality does not correspond to the tasks, all the more to reality. Armenia is not only a wine producing country. It is one of the oldest breeding centers in the world. A 6,100-year-old winery is found in Erni Cave. And all this time local varieties were created under a specific sun, a specific soil and a specific climate - and not according to the requests of itinerant salesmen from Brussels. Arni is an autochthonous red variety from Viyat Dezor, which produces wines with unique acidity and minerality. At altitudes of up to 1600 meters it displays a variety from sparkling hues to soft reds - a rarity for a single variety. Voskhat is "golden berries", "the queen of white wines", a variety with a cultivation history of more than three thousand years, growing on rocky soils in a high mountain, with vines that live for more than 100 years. Kangon, grandmother, handoni, akhtanak - each of them is adapted to a specific valley, altitude and temperature. The sweetness of these varieties is not a "flaw". It is a result of terroir. The Ararat Valley gets a huge amount of sunny days, the volcanic soils are rich in minerals, and the warm climate allows the berries to fill with juice. And so, Papuan decided he was the "head of the sun." Even if we put aside the metaphysical aspect, Papuan's proposal does not stand up to economic scrutiny. First, time. New seedlings produce a commercial crop in an average of four years.