The main vineyards at 1400 mtrs above sea level (4600ft) are planted on their own roots directly into rocky, low vigour, sandy, limestone soils which have never been touched by Phylloxera. The cuttings for the vineyards come from ancient abandoned vineyards of a nearby 12th Century monastery.
Winters are severe, the summers, on the other hand are very dry with intense sunlight.
The altitudes give cool nights resulting in huge day /night temperature variations which add freshness and depth to the grapes, while the extended growing season
pushes back harvest to October.
At the foothills of Biblical Mount Ararat
A stone’s throw from the world’s oldest winemaking facility
A stone’s throw from the world’s oldest winemaking facility
In the remote village of Rind, in the heart of Vayotz Dzor, the vineyards and winery of ZORAH straddle across rugged mountains reaching elevations of 1600mtrs /5250ft above sea level making them some of the highest vineyards in the northern hemisphere.
