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Unearth the Flavours with Delightful Wines şərəfə cheers Contents: fabulous vineyards Ganja-Gazakh cultivated connoisseurs 2 and the Lesser Caucasus 27 Azerbaijan, an ancient cradle of viniculture, is once wine history different tastes again coming of age. Beautifully balanced wines are in Azerbaijan 4 unique experiences 34 made with love from grapes grown on Caucasian slopes, grape unearth the flavours soaked in sunshine and soothed by Caspian breezes. types 7 with delightful wines 36 Come... Taste... Delight... wine regions wine bars of Azerbaijan 8 in Baku 40 Caspian salam shoreline 11 Azerbaijan 44 Shirvan useful wine and the Caucasian foothills 17 vocabulary 45 WINEMAKING IN AZERBAIJAN fabulous vineyards cultivated connoisseurs Azerbaijan is a country of fascinating surprises. The Wineries & Wine Tours st dazzling 21 -century architecture of Baku. The glitzy While some families do make their other non-grape wines, most notably ski resorts of Shahdag and Tufandag. The Silk Route own wines – notably in the culturally full-flavoured pomegranate wines which unique village of Ivanovka or in the are a current favourite amongst Baku’s gem-city of Sheki... And, yes, the wonderful wine. Gazakh region – most of Azerbaijan’s younger social circles and tourists visiting production comes from larger our country. The best-known versions companies with access to a wide are made by Az-Granata (Agsu) and Azerbaijan is very proudly a secular, Azerbaijan’s wine industry has variety of vineyards. This provides the Tovuz-Baltiya (Tovuz), which can also be multicultural country, a place of been expanding rapidly over the last conditions for a similarly wide variety of tasted during the traditional Goychay passionate Caucasian spirit, and one decade with extensive investments in grape types to be grown which in turn Pomegranate Festival held every year in of the cradles of world viticulture. The top quality technology, and a playful facilitates some imaginative blending. early November. capital buzzes with bars. Fine wines are experimentation with both internationally Many of the top producers now offer very much part of many an Azerbaijani known grape varieties and many local factory tours and have tasting rooms – dining experience. And the vineyards of alternatives. The result is an original and often very attractive places where you Discover more at: the Caucasus foothills produce a bounty ever-improving gamut of fine wines. might also sample fine brandies and azerbaijanwine.com/ of grapes that soak up the rich sunshine, Come, taste and surprise yourself. vodkas. azerbaijanwine.az producing vintages that are likely to As well as the classics, Azerbaijan surprise and delight. also has a fast-growing demand for 2 3 WINEMAKING IN AZERBAIJAN wine history in Azerbaijan Millennia ago, long before the Caucasus region was divided up into nation states, people living here were cultivating grapes, and pretty soon they had the great idea of crushing them to make wine. One of Noah’s first impulses after surviving the flood was to plant a vineyard... And to drink rather excessively of the wine that it yielded. According to firmly believed local legend, Noah’s post-ark settlement was founded at what’s now the Azerbaijani city of Nakhchivan – where there’s even a tomb site of Noah that you can visit. 4 5 WINEMAKING IN AZERBAIJAN grape types Red White Azerbaijan’s wineries make extensive use of well- Matrasa Bayanshira known grape varieties Also variously known as Matrassa, Also known as Bayanshire, Shirei and by including Merlot, Pinot Noir Madrese, Qarashira, Siray and by several other names, this sort grows quickly and Cabernet Sauvignon, other names. Round and waxy, the blue- and is resilient to drought, making it a black grapes are sweet and very juicy, popular grape to grow in less irrigated Chardonnay, Viognier, and grown especially in the Shamakhi region zones. Traditionally its reputation was not Pinot Blanc. But there are where a wine-growing village shares the especially glowing as a single varietal grape’s name. Predominantly used in but treated with care, some contempo- also several important coupage with other varietals, it tends to rary wineries have managed to tease out Pan-Caucasian and local produce tannic, richly coloured red wines crisply mineral white wines with lingering varietals. For now, many but also citrusy rosés with a long finish. lemon notes. More often the grape is Shirvanshahi used as a blend with Rkatsiteli, adding a of those are little more pleasantly citrus acidity. Local people living in the Kurdemir region than historical curiosities, and the valley of the Kur River have Misgali though there is a new grown this grape for centuries. It has a Misgali is a local sort whose name drive to revive some old dark colour and is mainly used for kagor- means ‘measuring unit’ in Azerbaijani. It type dessert and late-harvest wines has a high and stable productivity and strains. However, it’s well high in residual sugar. It goes especially is especially suitable for producing table worth familiarizing yourself well with desserts, cakes and all sorts of wines. sweets. The most popular wine produced with the following varieties from Shirvanshahi grapes is called Arna-Guirna which are commonly used ‘Kurdemir’. Arna-Guirna is a local sort mostly Meleyi cultivated in the regions of Sharur, in Azerbaijani wines. Sadarak, Babak and Ordubad in small Dark-coloured table and dessert wines quantities. Mostly used for table and dry are produced from this sort which is wines, its aroma is a bouquet of fresh late to ripen (in early October) but tropical fruits while the taste is well- highly productive. Although there are no structured, with pleasant savoury notes Meleyi-based wines currently for sale, the and a long mineral finish. grapes are being cultivated by Chabiant and Shirvan Wines for production in the Rkatsiteli coming years. Originally Georgian but also one of the Khindogny most popular white-wine grapes in Azerbaijan, Rkatsiteli ripens slowly with This local sort of Azerbaijani wine is a potentially high sugar content and sufficiently widespread and included a taste that’s fresh and juicy, creating in the ‘List of Standard Varieties’ wines that can become heavily fruity recommended for cultivation in the and mildly tannic when matured in oak. country. Khindogny grapes are very dark Though somewhat sensitive to drought, in colour and have been cultivated for the vines are seen as helpfully phylloxera up to 300-500 years, some even for resistant. The name means ‘red vine several millennia. Wines from this grape shoot’ in Georgian. are high-quality and possess a beautiful colour and pleasant fragrance. 6 7 WINE REGIONS OF AZERBAIJAN wine regions of Azerbaijan While Azerbaijan doesn’t have strictly defined vinicultural regions like France’s AOC (appellation d’origine controlée) system, most major wine producers fall geographically along three main routes that fan out from Baku. They span north along the Caspian shoreline, west through Shirvan along a beautifully varied road that follows the foothills of the Greater Caucasus, and west on a more southerly route through the centre of the country via historic Ganja. Inexpensive car hire makes it relatively affordable to visit a selection of the country’s wineries. However, since you’ll no doubt want to taste plenty of the wines en route, you might prefer to join a tour. 8 9 WINE REGIONS caspian shoreline From the north shore of Wineries the Absheron Peninsula to the Russian border A short drive from Baku, Marandi is one at the Samur River of Azerbaijan’s foremost new-breed win- lies a narrow strip of eries, welcoming to visitors and produc- ing a growing range of well-balanced coastal plain from which wines, many grown in Fireland vine- rise the foothills of the yards that lie on the Absheron Peninsula between two salt lakes, close to some Greater Caucasus intriguing mud volcanoes. In all, some 15 Mountains. Historically grape varieties are now cultivated on 160 hectares of land producing several wine the route of traders ranges: refined Yalli, premium Terra Ca- and invaders, these spea and Terra Caucasea plus the softer, easy-drinking Ilkin table wines. lands were guarded by Further north, close to the town of three fortified pinch- Siyazan, Caspian Coast produces the Hamya, Shani and Four Season brands. points with fortresses Originally founded in 1970, it was mod- whose ruins still create ernized a decade ago when all its impressive scenes for production equipment was entirely re- placed. Relative newcomer Merit Brand travellers. As a wine has around 150 hectares under grape in terroir, the land is a the Shabran region. Overseen by master vintner Jamaladdin Zeynalov, their range curiosity, with a rich of dry red wines includes the Golden minerality, swirling Shabran, Mirvari, and La Perla brands. sea breezes and Discover more at concentrated sunshine azerbaijanwine.com/ producing wines that azerbaijanwine.az can be explosively fiery and highly original. 10 11 WINE REGIONS Enjoy a Baku wine crawl Baku is alive with a what to see smorgasbord of tempting restaurants and enticing drinking holes across all price ranges, most serving and do a range of wines. Better still, several excellent wine bars such as KEFLI Local Wine & Snacks, Saqi Wine Bar and Enoteca Meydan are conveniently located in and around the city centre meaning that in between sipping the many flavours of Azerbaijani wine, you can stroll around Baku’s most popular sights. Tours of Fireland Stroll through the city centre Fireland’s tours include Nestled in the heart of Eurasia, Baku combines the best of East and West. Here you’ll a look at the factory, discover ambitious 21st-century architecture, European elegance and a medieval old degustations, lunch or city, as well as buzzing bistros and vibrant nightlife. Whether unravelling the myster- dinner featuring national ies of the Maiden Tower, nosing about museums or shopping in high-end boutiques, dishes and fish from the there’s something for everyone in the Azerbaijani capital.
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