[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.

The Hoktemberian Wine and Brandy Factory was founded in 1942 as a state-owned enterprise of the Soviet Armenian government.

[3] As of 2016, the factory has an annual production capacity 14 million liters, based on French and German technologies.

Fruit semisweet wine is also produced by MAP winery including, pomegranate, strawberry, cherry, quince, plum, dogwood, raspberry and blackberry.