📍 Tovuz
Also known as: Tovuz, Tovuz district, Traubenfeld, Tovuz wine region
Tovuz is a district in western Azerbaijan, one of the country's five main grape-growing areas and the site of the former German colony Traubenfeld.
Tovuz is a district in western Azerbaijan, in the Ganja-Gazakh zone. Local reports count it among the country's five main grape-growing areas, together with Shamakhi, Ismayilli, Gabala and Ganja. Long ago it was a German colony called Traubenfeld.
The settlers came from Württemberg in the early 1800s and brought large-scale vine growing with them. They planted at Helenendorf (today's Goygol), at Annenfeld (Shamkir) and at Traubenfeld, where the brothers Karl and Markus Zoller founded an estate in 1886.
Today the company Tovuz Baltiya works there. In 2019 it was in talks about exports to Germany, France and the Netherlands.
The sources do not name the grapes of Tovuz itself. Georgian Saperavi and Rkatsiteli grow in the country, and so do local Madrasa and Bayan Shirey, but nobody gives their share in Tovuz.
Against its neighbours, Tovuz is a story of a colony and one company. Shamkir leans on a single winery with 110 hectares, and Goygol has the country's oldest winery from 1860. All three belong to Azerbaijani wine as a whole.
Facts
| Country | Azerbaijan 2 |
|---|---|
| Region | Tovuz district, Ganja-Gazakh zone 2 |
| Year founded | 1886 - Zoller brothers' estate at Traubenfeld 3 |
How it connects to Wine
📍 Tovuz ← grows in ← 🍇 Saperavi → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Ganja-Gazakh
- Grapes
- 🍇 Saperavi
Frequently asked questions
Which German settlers came to Tovuz?
Settlers from Württemberg, who also founded Helenendorf and Annenfeld [3].
Did Tovuz export wine?
In 2019 the company was in talks about exports to Germany, France and the Netherlands [2].
Which grapes grow in Tovuz itself?
The sources do not say, so we name none for the district [1].
How does Tovuz differ from Goygol?
Goygol has the oldest winery in the country, while Tovuz is known for its colony and a single company.
Is it true that Tovuz is a recent wine area?
No. A German estate was founded there in 1886 [3].
Similar
📍 Shamkir · 📍 Goygol · 📍 Inner Kakheti · 📍 Outer Kakheti · 📍 Alazani Valley · 📍 Ijevan
Sources
- Direction générale du Trésor (France). Le secteur viti-vinicole en Azerbaïdjan
- AzerNews. Local wines strive for new markets (19.04.2019)
- Découvrir l'Azerbaïdjan, no. 16 (2024). Le vin azerbaïdjanais, au-delà d'un artefact culturel