The Wine festival in Areni village of Vayots Dzor region in Armenia was held for the 4th consecutive time on Saturday, October 6th. The annual event, which is partly sponsored by the Armenian government, is slowly turning into a tradition and a welcome one, judging from these great photo shots published by Azatutyun.am. Continue reading
Civilnet occasionally produces one of these cool infographical animations. Apart from being fun, this particular one has highlighted a striking fact – we eat 3-6 times more bread than anything else.
I bought some cheese in Moskvichka Supermarket yesterday, which turned out to be rotten. As a true cheese lover I was badly annoyed… Continue reading
Alaverdy Copper Factory breathes poisonous gases into the mining town, 10May2011
A couple of months ago I wrote a post about copper production in Alaverdi and how it is poisoning the lives of people in that mining town.
A recent study carried out by National Academy of Science has revealed, that food produced in and around the towns of Alaverdi and Akhtala, contains up to 10 times the acceptable levels of mercury, cadmium, arsenic, lead, nickel, copper and zinc.
I buy half a kilo of “Ashtarak Kat” company’s “Lori” cheese every week. Sometimes more, sometimes less.
Today I bought half a kilo of Ferndale cheese, because the figures never lie – Armenian cheese has become more expensive, than higher quality imported cheddar. Continue reading
Closed Market or Pak Shuka is on Yerevan’s central Mashtots Avenue, right in front of the Blue Mosque. It was the only market in the city that used to have a fixed roof during Soviet times. Continue reading
The Vayots Dzor region is known for its grapes and wines. Throughout most of the year, those travelling through the region on their way to points further on, will see local residents selling their wines and other vegetables along the road. Continue reading
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Tagged Food, recreation, Wine, Wine tasting, Winemaking
