Producer profile
Tufenkian Wines
The wine venture of James Tufenkian, the Armenian-American entrepreneur known for hand-knotted Armenian carpets and the Tufenkian Heritage hotels, run in partnership with Yves Dietrich of the Alsace house Achille.
- Region
- Vayots Dzor
- Wines in the catalogue
- 0
Vayots Dzor, Armeniatufenkian.winefacebookinstagram
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
No label. A label is given only when every fact behind it is confirmed. Below is what is known about the producer.
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
Grapes
From indirect evidenceOwn vineyards
From indirect evidenceOwn vineyards are mentioned without area or location — a sign, not a confirmation.
Producer's website, Oct 2026
Winemaking
From indirect evidenceOwn winemaking and bottling
From indirect evidenceA wine-agency register entry, an address or a map object is a sign, not a confirmation of a cellar.
Открытые публикации об армянском виноделии, Sep 2026
Not established
- Ownership — In Armenia, company founders are not disclosed publicly.
- Output — Output is not disclosed.
- Place — Where the vineyards are is unknown, and none of the producer's wines in the catalogue has a region.
- 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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About
About the winery
The wine venture of James Tufenkian, the Armenian-American entrepreneur known for hand-knotted Armenian carpets and the Tufenkian Heritage hotels, run in partnership with Yves Dietrich of the Alsace house Achille. In 2020–21 the project bought 28 ha near Chiva village close to Areni, including 2.5 ha of long-abandoned old vines, and built its own winery in 2022. The vineyards sit at 1,250–1,500 m and are farmed organically and biodynamically; wines ferment on native yeasts and are neither fined nor filtered. The range draws on Voskehat, Khatoun Kharji, Spitak Areni, Chilar, Areni and Tozot, with the Chiva vines dating from the mid-1970s. The winemaker is Zara Kechechyan.
- Location
- Vayots Dzor
- Lines
- TufenkianTufenkian Heritage
Visit & events
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
Открытые публикации об армянском виноделии · Sep 2026 · Stated
- Named winemakeryes
Открытые публикации об армянском виноделии · Oct 2026 · Stated
Contacts
- Websitehttps://www.tufenkian.wine/
Producer's website · Sep 2026 · Stated
Sources
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Sources behind this record
Открытые публикации об армянском виноделии
2 facts · last checked Oct 2026
2 facts · last checked Oct 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, tufenkian.wine
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