Producer profile

Darbin

Darbin ('blacksmith' in Armenian) is the wine of the Grigoryan family, blacksmiths settled in Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor, since 1828, whose ancestral vineyards grow Areni and Voskehat.

Region: Vayots Dzor
Wines in the catalogue: 3

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Where they work

Vayots Dzor

Armenia's highest wine region: vineyards sit at 950–1,650 m on light brown soils, with about 219 mm of rain during the growing season.

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Classification

How it is classified

Estate. Own grapes, own winemaking and bottling — all confirmed by sources

Since 10.2026 labels are given only on confirmed facts; the former category “Winery with own production” is no longer used. What changed — in the methodology

AxisValueLevelBasis

Grapes
Confirmed
Own vineyards
Confirmed
The producer states that all its grapes are its own.
- Producer's website, Oct 2026
Producer's website, Oct 2026
Winemaking
Confirmed
Own winemaking and bottling
Confirmed
Own cellar or marani, in the producer's own words.
- Producer's website, Oct 2026
Producer's website, Oct 2026
Place
From indirect evidence
All wines from one region: Vayots Dzor
From indirect evidence
From the wines it releases (getwine catalogue).

Not established

Ownership — In Armenia, company founders are not disclosed publicly.
Output — Output is not disclosed.
Certification — No information. We count only organic and biodynamic certificates with a control-body code or a certifier-register entry.

Methodology 2026.10.2 · The classification can be wrong. The producer can send facts, and the classification will be recalculated.

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Wines

Wines from Darbin

Areni

Darbin

Vayots Dzor

Red

A dry red Armenian wine made from Areni, region of Vayots Dzor.

4990 ֏Dry

Areni Reserve

Darbin

Vayots Dzor

Red

Areni from Vayots Dzor: a dry red Armenian wine.

no priceDry

Voskehat

Darbin

Vayots Dzor

White

A dry white Armenian wine made from Voskehat, region of Vayots Dzor.

no priceDry

Price range across the lineup

4990 – 4990 ֏

1 priced wine · 4990–4990 ֏ · median 4990 ֏ (≈ $14–$14)

Range and median of each wine's median price; approximate USD at the official Central Bank of Armenia rate.

Photos

Photos from the winery's website

About

About the winery

Darbin ('blacksmith' in Armenian) is the wine of the Grigoryan family, blacksmiths settled in Aghavnadzor, Vayots Dzor, since 1828, whose ancestral vineyards grow Areni and Voskehat. The family wine became a brand in 2021. The winery and venue are in the Charbakh district of Yerevan, where the family hosts feasts, tours and events and sells its Areni red, Voskehat white and a numbered Reserve of 500 bottles.