Of Wines and Fortresses

In the nooks of Erivan Fortress

There were three barrels of wine. First I tasted the 1944 Madera, then the 1924 Port, and finally, the 1913 Malaga. And then I felt the truth of Gorky’s saying, “It’s easier to walk all the way up Mount Ararat than to walk out of the Ararat wine cellars.” Thank God the lift is working.

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IN THIS ISSUE

The Blessing of the Grapes
Grape Festival on Assumption Day

Hiking to Khustup
A horse and donkey ride in flip-flops

Trekh: the Armenian Moccasin
Traditionally, on the eve of a wedding the bride’s parents had to give the groom a pair of red-stringed trekhs

A Miniature Russia in the North of Armenia

Round Sevan
A three-day journey along the lakeshore

The Devil's Bridge
Poles in Armenia: an Incredible Journey

The Dragon Rock

A Man-Made Cave
A potato pit turned a place of pilgrimage

Armenia’s Biggest Meal

Of Wines and Fortresses
In the nooks of Erivan Fortress

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