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The fifth Artsakh wine festival held in Togh village of Hadrout region (Photos)

The fifth Artsakh wine festival was held in Togh village of Hadrout region on September 15.

The fifth Artsakh wine festival held in Togh village of Hadrout region (Photos)

The fifth Artsakh wine festival  held in Togh village of Hadrout region (Photos)
STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 15ARTSAKHPRESS: The program  included a series of cultural events.
Winemakers from Artsakh and Armenia took part in the festival.
Within the frames of the festival program the ancient rituals of Armenian winemaking was presented, entertainment of Artsakh traditional dishes, exhibition-sale were organized.
The presentation of the new wines chronicle journal took place. The Sommelier of the Artsakh wine festival was called to the stage who presented the history of the wine chronicle journal.
The producers, presenting new wines at the festival, wrote a brief description about their products in the journal and gave a bottle to Togo Melikian Palace.
The participants of the festival headed by President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan toured the pavilions and got acquainted with the  presented wines and other products.
Talking about the number of winemakers participatiing in the festival, Head of the Tourism Department of the Artsakh Culture Ministry, Artak Grigoryan said: ''49 wine producers  participated in the festival from Artsakh and Armenia, of which 24 are winemaking companies and 25 ones are wine-makers who make wine at home.
 The festival aims at boosting event tourism in Artsakh, creating unique platform for winemakers of Artsakh and Armenia.''
A concert was also held. 
The event was attended by Artsakh State Minister Grigory Martirosyan, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Avinyan, Minister of Culture, Youth Affairs and Tourism Lernik Hovhannisyan, other officials, wine makers from Armenia and Artsakh, guests,  tourists and others.

     

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