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Own grapes, own winemaking and bottling — all confirmed by sources
Why Maran Winery has it: own vineyards — Producer's website; own winemaking and bottling — Producer's website Details
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Producer profile
Maran Winery
A Vayots Dzor family estate tracing itself to a vineyard planted by settlers from Persia in 1828–1830 and named Marani after Maran, the wife of Sargis.
- Region
- Vayots Dzor
- Wines in the catalogue
- 10
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.
Region page
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 “Small family winery” is no longer used. What changed — in the methodology
Grapes
ConfirmedOwn vineyards
ConfirmedOwn land confirmed; no sign of bought-in grapes was found.
Producer's website, Oct 2026
Winemaking
ConfirmedOwn winemaking and bottling
ConfirmedOwn cellar or marani, in the producer's own words.
Producer's website, Oct 2026
Output
From indirect evidenceSmall · under 100,000 L a year
From indirect evidenceA narrow range from one region and a named winemaker are signs of a small producer, not a confirmation.
getwine catalogue
Sources (2)
- Producer's website, Oct 2026
Place
ConfirmedVineyards in one region: Vayots Dzor
ConfirmedFrom the location of its own vineyards.
Producer's website, Oct 2026
Not established
- Ownership — In Armenia, company founders are not disclosed publicly.
- Certification — No information. We count only organic and biodynamic certificates with a control-body code or a certifier-register entry.
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Wines from Maran Winery
Malahi Red
Maran Winery
Vayots Dzor
Region of Vayots Dzor: a dry red wine from Syrah, Khndoghni and Areni. Made aged in oak barriques; alcohol 14%. As described by sources: on the nose, licorice, plum and truffle.
Malahi Reserve
Maran Winery
Vayots Dzor
A dry red Armenian wine made from Malbec, Khndoghni and Areni, region of Vayots Dzor. Made aged in oak barriques; alcohol 14%.
Malahi Vastakots
Maran Winery
Vayots Dzor
A Armenian wine, region of Vayots Dzor. Made using the traditional karas method, aged in a karas.
Malahi White
Maran Winery
Vayots Dzor
Aligoté, Voskehat and Areni from Vayots Dzor: a dry white Armenian wine. Made aged in oak barriques; alcohol 14%.
Bagratuni Red
Maran Winery
Vayots Dzor
A dry red Armenian wine made from Areni, region of Vayots Dzor. Made aged in oak barriques; alcohol 14.5%.
Bagratuni White
Maran Winery
Vayots Dzor
Voskehat and Chenin Blanc from Vayots Dzor: a dry white Armenian wine. Made aged in oak barriques; alcohol 15%.
Halde
Maran Winery
Vayots Dzor
Region of Vayots Dzor: a dry red wine from Malbec and Areni.
Malahi Amber
Maran Winery
Vayots Dzor
A dry amber Armenian wine made from Spitak Areni, region of Vayots Dzor. Made using the traditional karas method, aged in a karas; alcohol 13.5%.
Price range across the lineup
5460 – 11,700 ֏
4 priced wines · 5460–11,700 ֏ · median 6680 ֏ (≈ $15–$32)
Range and median of each wine's median price; approximate USD at the official Central Bank of Armenia rate.
Photos
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About
About the winery
A Vayots Dzor family estate tracing itself to a vineyard planted by settlers from Persia in 1828–1830 and named Marani after Maran, the wife of Sargis. The modern winery was founded by Avag in 1992, when the first Areni wine was released under the Noravank label. The Malahi range, named after the grape's old name, followed in 2018, the year oenologist Rainer Ruettiger joined. A separate project is a high-altitude vineyard near Artabuynk village at 2050–2070 m.
- Location
- Vayots Dzor
- Winemaking · by catalogue
- 0 of 10 wines in qvevri · 6 oak-aged
- Lines
- MalahiMaranNoravank
Visit & events
Events at this winery
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Vineyards
Vineyards
- Own vineyards mentionedyes
Producer's website · Oct 2026 · Stated
Location not confirmed on the map.
Record
What this record is based on
Classification evidence
- RegionVayots Dzor
Сведение черновика getwine: списки VWFA, путеводитель perito.media и ручная сверка по сайтам (docs/research/armenian-producers-sources.md) · Oct 2026 · Inferred
- Own vineyards mentionedyes
Producer's website · Oct 2026 · Stated
- Own production facilityyes
Producer's website · Oct 2026 · Stated
- Production locationwine region
getwine inference from the address · Sep 2026 · Inferred
- Named winemakeryes
Producer's website · Oct 2026 · Stated
Company and registry
- Legal entityMaran LLC
Список компаний Фонда винограда и вина Армении · Sep 2026 · Stated
- Registered address22 Atarbekyan str., Yeghegnadzor, Vayots Dzor region
Список компаний Фонда винограда и вина Армении · Sep 2026 · Stated
- sources differFounding year (as stated)19
Producer's website · Oct 2026 · Inferred
1992Producer's website · Sep 2026 · Stated
Contacts
- Websitehttps://maran.am/
Список компаний Фонда винограда и вина Армении · Sep 2026 · Stated
Sources
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Sources behind this record
5 facts · last checked Oct 2026
Список компаний Фонда винограда и вина Армении
3 facts · last checked Sep 2026
getwine inference from the address
1 fact · last checked Sep 2026
Сведение черновика getwine: списки VWFA, путеводитель perito.media и ручная сверка по сайтам (docs/research/armenian-producers-sources.md)
1 fact · last checked Oct 2026
Photo: winery's website, maran.am
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