The country's indigenous old vine grapes allow producers to create wine unlike anywhere else in the world. Despite historical hurdles, they've only just begun. Vines in Armenia are old.

More than 6,100 years of winemaking history draws connoisseurs and enthusiasts to Armenia’s wine festivals each year ... including wines made from indigenous grapes such as kharji and areni ...

Other countries in the Caucasus region -- particularly Armenia and Turkey -- still produce plenty of wine, with a wide ...