For the brandy production, we purchase exclusively local white grape varieties, including such rare ones as Garandmak and Voskehat. They make the taste and aroma of ARARAT brandies absolutely special.

Harvesting takes only a few weeks and begins when the berries have reached the right sugar level. Farmers select the best bunches by hand.

We carry out the acceptance procedure at the plant 24 hours a day: the grapes are weighed; their quality is checked. Only then does it end up in pneumatic presses. Thanks to the delicate pressing, we are able to preserve the rich aroma of berries and get grape juice. After a week, as a result of natural fermentation, the juice turns into a high-quality white wine material, which is necessary for further distillation of brandy alcohol.

A special charm to brandy spirits is given by the steam distillation, which we employ at the Yerevan Brandy Company: this technology is more complex and time-consuming in comparison with the classic distillation over an open fire, but it is this technology that allows the brandy spirit to adopt all the taste qualities of local grape varieties unchanged.

The finished cask is transferred to the ageing workshop, where it is filled with spirit. It will spend from three years to half a century or even longer there, enriched with various shades of color, taste and aroma. Although much of the process is hidden from view, we constantly monitor the temperature and conditions in which the barrel is located, and also periodically take samples. In many ways, the experience passed on by previous generations of masters allows us to determine what the properties of alcohol will be like in decades.

Water plays a special role in blending — for ARARAT brandies we use water from the Katnakhbyur natural source, it is able to perfectly reveal the character and taste of the drink. The idea to use such water instead of the usual distilled water belongs to Markar Sedrakyan, the legendary master of blending. We send the finished blend back to oak casks to "rest", during that time the spirits adapt to each other and become a single whole — the legendary ARARAT brandy. All that remains is to bottle it.