MAP Wine and Brandy Factory ( (MAP Ginu-Konyaki Gortsaran)), is one of the leading producers of alcoholic drinks in Armenia, located in the village of Lenughi of Armavir Province.[1] It was founded in 1942 as the Hoktemberian Wine and Brandy Factory by the government of the Armenian SSR, to process the grapes of the fertile Ararat plain. The company is largely known by its main wine and cognac brand Aramé,[2] named after king Arame of Urartu.
History
The Hoktemberian Wine and Brandy Factory was founded in 1942 as a state-owned enterprise of the Soviet Armenian government.
After the privatization of the factory in 1995, the winery was turned into an open joint-stock company. In 2001, the company was incorporated into a closed joint-stock company.[3]
As of 2016, the factory has an annual production capacity 14 million liters, based on French and