ArmInfo. Armenia is counting on new victories of Armenian winemakers at the World Tasting Contest "Concours Mondial de Bruxelles", RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan stated during a meeting with CMB Director Quentin Havaux.
As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, with the support of the Armenian Viticulture and Winemaking Foundation, several types of wines presented by Armenian winemaking companies have taken part in the red and white wine competition "Concours Mondial de Bruxelles" over the past two years and won 35 medals, both gold and silver. Gevorg Papoyan emphasized the importance of the victory of Armenian wines at this prestigious competition, both from the point of view of presenting the ancient traditions of Armenian winemaking, and from the point of view of international recognition of Armenian wines.
The Minister stressed that Armenia has once again applied to participate in the 2025 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles and expects to hold it with great enthusiasm and at a high level in anticipation of new victories by Armenian winemakers.
During the meeting, a number of issues related to the development of viticulture and winemaking in Armenia, the popularization of Armenian wine, as well as strengthening the position of Armenian wine in international markets were discussed.
As ArmInfo previously reported, in Armenia, over the 10 months of this year, the production volumes of all alcoholic beverages produced in the country, with the exception of wine and champagne, have increased. According to the RA Statistical Committee, in January-October 2024, wine production volumes decreased by 26.2% to 8.1 million liters, sparkling wine (champagne) - by 24% to 839.6 thousand liters. At the same time, the volume of whiskey production increased significantly - by 8.1 times to 4.1 million liters. More moderate growth was recorded in the production of cognac - by 6.5% to 16.4 million liters, vodka, liqueur and other alcoholic beverages - by 5.3% to 1 million liters, and beer - by 6.7% to 25.3 million liters.
