Ijevan Wine-Brandy Factory ( (Ijevani Ginu-Konyaki Gortsaran)), is a leading enterprise of Armenia for the production of wine, fruit wine and brandy. The factory was opened in 1951 in Ijevan during the Soviet period.
The factory is located on Yerevan Street 9, Ijevan, Tavush Province.[1]
History
Modern viticulture in the region of Tavush has been developed since the 1950s. In 1951, the Ijevan Wine-Brandy Factory was founded in to process the grapes of Aghstev and Spitak rivers valley, with more than 3000 ha of vineyards. At the beginning, the factory had produced different types of wine, cognac, as well as champagne. At that period, the plant did not have a bottling line, thus, the entire product was being sent to the Yerevan for the bottling process. During the Soviet days, the production of Ijevan factory has been delivered to different regions of the USSR.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the factory was privatized in 1996 to become a closed joint-stock company.[2] The factory was replenished with a modern bottling line, with major renovation and expansion works performed.[3]