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Voskehat

Origin

Armenia — one of the oldest indigenous white grape varieties in the world, cultivated since Antiquity in the Ararat region

Growing regions

Very limited — almost exclusively in Armenia (Aragatsotn, Armavir, Ararat regions), with a few experimental plantings in the diaspora

Also known as

Voske Hat, Voskehat Spitak, Voskehat white

Voskehat is Armenia’s emblematic white grape variety, heir to a millennia-old winemaking tradition on the slopes of Mount Ararat. Grown between 900 and 1,400 metres altitude on volcanic and clay-limestone soils, under a continental climate of hot summers and cool nights, it produces expressive dry whites of great …