📍 Noyemberyan
Also known as: Noyemberyan, Noyemberyan wine, Noemberyan
District in Armenia's Tavush province, where the border village of Koghb has a small winery, Koghba Wines, working with local grape varieties.
Noyemberyan is a district in Armenia's Tavush province, in the north-east, and in its border village of Koghb a small winery called Koghba Wines works with local grapes. The wines come from endemic varieties, and a visitor can taste first and decide on buying afterwards. It is a small winery, not a big factory.
The winery was started by Gagik Aghababyan, who has spent almost forty years in winemaking. He first tasted wine at the age of five, in the wine factory of the village of Berdavan, then worked for years in factories in Ijevan, Berdavan and abroad before opening his own. He is also the author of the Kanch Gyugh brand, which means Call to the Village. The winery stands a few hundred metres from the state border.
Among the described Armenian local grapes there is one called Noyemberyani teghakan, named after the district. Tavush as a whole is white-wine country: vineyards sit at 400 to 1,000 metres, and Kangun, Lalvari, Banants and Garan Dmak make fresh, aromatic whites.
Compare it with Ijevan, where a large factory founded in 1951 does the work. Here a small winery works near the border.
Facts
| Region | Tavush, north-east Armenia 4 |
|---|---|
| Country | Armenia 1 |
| Cultivars | Endemic (local) Armenian varieties 1 |
| Year founded | Koghba Wines: a recently opened winery in Koghb 1 |
How it connects to Wine
📍 Noyemberyan ← grows in ← 🍇 Rkatsiteli → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Tavush
- Grapes
- 🍇 Rkatsiteli
Frequently asked questions
How is Noyemberyan spelled?
You will see Noyemberyan and Noemberyan; Armenian winemakers also use Koghb for the border village with the winery.
Who makes the wine in Koghb?
Gagik Aghababyan, with almost forty years in winemaking, the author of the Kanch Gyugh brand.
What does Kanch Gyugh mean?
The Tavush Media article translates it as Call to the Village.
Is it true that you can taste before buying?
Yes. At Koghba Wines the customer tastes first and only then buys.
Is Noyemberyan red or white wine country?
Its province, Tavush, is known for fresh white wines from Kangun, Lalvari, Banants and Garan Dmak.
Similar
📍 Ijevan · 📍 Berd · 📍 Goygol · 📍 Mil-Mughan · 📍 Beryslav · 📍 Inner Kakheti
Sources
- Tavush Media. Wine is proud, stubborn and honest: the wine of Koghb (2022)
- Tavush Media. Wine production in Koghb a few hundred meters from the border (2024)
- Margaryan et al. 2021, Biology 10(12):1279. Genetic Diversity of Armenian Grapevine Germplasm (PMC8698583)
- Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia. Tavush