📍 Ismayilli (Ivanovka)
Also known as: Ismayilli, İsmayıllı, Ismailli, Ivanovka, Ismayilli district
Ismayilli (İsmayıllı, once also Ivanovka) is a district in Shirvan, one of Azerbaijan's five main grape-growing areas, where the red Madrasa grape grows.
Ismayilli (İsmayıllı, also known on old maps as Ivanovka) is a district in Shirvan and one of Azerbaijan's five main grape-growing areas. The other four are Shamakhi, Gabala, Ganja and Tovuz. In Ismayilli villages at 700 to 800 metres grows the local red Madrasa grape.
The grapes are picked by hand in late August and September. The reds are deeply coloured, but most often Madrasa goes into a blend with other varieties.
The local producer is Ismayilli Sharab. In 2019 it was reported to have Italian and French equipment and plans to raise output and exports. That year a first wine tourist route was also planned, linking wineries in Absheron, Ismayilli, Shirvan, Gabala, Sheki and Goygol.
Against Shamakhi, Ismayilli has fewer big showpiece estates, but the same grapes and the same altitude make them close neighbours. Madrasa, the village that named the grape, sits close by. For the national picture, see Azerbaijani wine.
Facts
How it connects to Wine
📍 Ismayilli (Ivanovka) ← grows in ← 🍇 Saperavi → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Shirvan
- Grapes
- 🍇 Madrasa, 🍇 Saperavi, 🍇 Rkatsiteli
Frequently asked questions
What is Ismayilli called on old maps?
Ivanovka.
When is the grape harvest in Ismayilli?
By hand, in late August and September [1].
How does Ismayilli differ from Shamakhi?
It has fewer showpiece estates, but the same grapes and altitude [1].
What did Ismayilli Sharab plan for 2019?
To raise its output and exports [2].
What is the village of Madrasa to Ismayilli?
A close neighbour and the village that named the Madrasa grape [1].
What to read next
- 🍇 Rkatsiteli — Georgia's main white grape: 43% of the country's vineyards; the basis of Tsinandali, Gurjaani and Vazisubani.
- 🍇 Saperavi — Georgia's main red grape, with coloured flesh: over 4 thousand ha; the basis of Mukuzani and Kindzmarauli.
Similar
📍 Shamakhi · 📍 Madrasa · 📍 Aghsu · 📍 Inner Kakheti · 📍 Outer Kakheti · 📍 Alazani Valley
Sources
- Slow Food Foundation. Madrasa grape (Presidio)
- AzerNews. Local wines strive for new markets (19.04.2019)