📍 Goygol
Also known as: Goygol, Göygöl, Helenendorf, Goygol wine, Khanlar
Goygol (Göygöl, formerly Helenendorf) is a district in western Azerbaijan, home to the Goygol Wine Plant, which the Vohrer family founded in 1860.
Goygol (Göygöl) is a district in western Azerbaijan, and its wine story starts with one address: the Goygol Wine Plant, founded by the Vohrer family in 1860. Until the 20th century the place was a German village, Helenendorf. The plant is still working.
Wine here is older than the Germans. Jars with wine residue from the second millennium BC were dug up in the district. The settlers came from Württemberg, the first group of about 1,400 arriving in 1817. Christoph Vohrer planted his first vineyard in 1847 and by 1860 was living for wine alone.
The Hummel brothers built a distillery in 1895 and a trading house in 1900. By 1909 Vohrer had shipped over 250,000 buckets of wine beyond the Caucasus.
Goygol Sharab is named among the wine producers of the Ganja zone. We found no source naming today's grapes, so we list none.
Next to Shamkir and Tovuz, Goygol has the longest tradition, because industrial winemaking in Azerbaijan began at Helenendorf. Shamkir is known for one modern plant; Goygol lives on its history. For the wider picture, see Azerbaijani wine.
Facts
| Country | Azerbaijan 3 |
|---|---|
| Region | Goygol district, Ganja-Gazakh zone 3 |
| Year founded | 1860 - Goygol Wine Plant (Vohrer family) 1 |
How it connects to Wine
📍 Goygol ← grows in ← 🍇 Rkatsiteli → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Ganja-Gazakh
- Grapes
- 🍇 Rkatsiteli
Frequently asked questions
What was Helenendorf?
A German village that is now the Goygol district [1].
When did Vohrer plant his first vineyard?
In 1847 [1].
How much wine did Vohrer ship out of the Caucasus?
More than 250,000 buckets by 1909 [1].
Which grapes grow in Goygol today?
No source we found names them, so we list none.
How does Goygol differ from Shamkir and Tovuz?
Goygol is the oldest industrial wine address, Shamkir is known for one modern plant, Tovuz for its colony.
Similar
📍 Shamkir · 📍 Tovuz · 📍 Noyemberyan · 📍 Mil-Mughan · 📍 Beryslav · 📍 Inner Kakheti
Sources
- CE Report. From Helenendorf to Goygol: how German immigrants shaped Azerbaijan's wine heritage
- AZERTAC. Winemaking in Azerbaijan (17.04.2019)
- Direction générale du Trésor (France). Le secteur viti-vinicole en Azerbaïdjan
- Découvrir l'Azerbaïdjan, no. 16 (2024). Le vin azerbaïdjanais, au-delà d'un artefact culturel