Excavation works in both the Karmir Blur and Erebuni sites uncovered a total of 10 wine storehouses holding 200 karases.

Door frames of churches and the edges of cross-stones often depict embroidered ornaments which look like intertwined grape wines, representing the Garden of Eden.

Many people today still utilise the same methods used three millennials ago, processing grapes and receive wine in special premises.

Nowadays most factories in Armenia use oak barrels to store wine, however many villages and smaller producers still use the traditional karases.

Located in the Areni cave complex, it consists of a shallow basin used to press grapes, a vat for storage, and fermentation jars.

[12][13] Archaeologist Gregory Areshian of UCLA says, "The site gives us a new insight into the earliest phase of horticulture—how they grew the first orchards and vineyards.

"[14] Gregory Areshian, co-director of the excavation and assistant director of the University of California Los Angeles's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology stated that "It's the oldest proven case of documented and dedicated wine production, stretching back the horizons of this important development by thousands of years," [15] During the Soviet Union, specifically during 1930 and 1970, winemaking studies were developed specifically for the sherry type.

[16] The production of sherry type wines had a significant role in the development of viticultural technologies of the Soviet Union.

In the regions of the former USSR, sherry type wines were produced in Crimea, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Krasnodar, Rostov, and Armenia.

Armenian sherry type wines are made from the Voskehat (Kharji) and Chilar ingenious grape varieties.

Here is a list of wineries/distilleries/producers of alcoholic drinks, classified by the provinces of Armenia: The wine produced in Aragatsotn is mainly from the vineyards located to the south of the Aragats and Arteni mountains.

Large storage areas for wine and grains were found by archaeologists within the fortifications of the ancient town dating back to the 8th century BC.

During excavations in the most ancient settlements of Erebuni/Yerevan, including the Karmir Blur site and the Erebuni Fortress of 782 BC, archaeologists found 10 wine storehouses in which more than 200 karases were kept.

The climate of the region combined with its fertile soil allows to produce a unique variety of grapes, at an average height of 800 meters above sea level.

Many wine karases (jugs) dating back to the 7th century, were found in the archaeological sites near the village of Togh.