Vinagro

Vinagro Limited Liability Company (LLC) in an alcoholic beverage producer established in March 2006. The company owns 537 ha of vineyards of various of sorts of local and European grapes. Red varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Prima, Saperavi, Hamburg Muscardin, Madrasa, Shirvanshahi and white varieties such as Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc, Rkatsiteli, Ugni blanc, Grenache blanc, Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, Bayan Shirey, Sultana are grown in vineyards located in Goygol and Samukh raions.^[1]

History of Goygol Winery

With the settlement of German immigrants to Azerbaijan from Württemberg in the early 19th century, the wine making practice in central Azerbaijan was modernized. The Germans who settled in the village of Khanliglar in 1819, by the town of Goygol, established a German colony called Helenendorf. Shortly thereafter, they were engaged in grape growing and wine making activities of the region. In 1860, after substantial investments from Christoff Vohrer and Christian Hummel, the Goygol Winery was opened. In 1862, they established the Vohrer Brothers company, managed by Christoff Vohrer and his sons Gottlob, Friedrich, Henrich and Christopher, and the Hummel Brothers Trading House, managed by Christian Hummel and his sons Jacob, Albert, Georg and Gotlib. Both companies were based in Helenendorf and had chapters in Ganja, Baku, Tiflis, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev, Odessa, Tomsk and Batumi.

After establishment of Soviet rule in Azerbaijan, the company was abolished and in its place a Konkordia cooperative was created by Soviet authorities on August 8, 1922. The cooperative was the largest wine, cognac and vodka producer in the Caucasus. During the existence of the Azerbaijan SSR, the company was renamed to Khanlar Agrosenaye. It was the largest spirits producer in the republic and ranked third in the Soviet Union for cognac production.^[2] During the Soviet rule, the plant produced 7% of the overall Soviet production of wines and spirits. In 1985, due to Gorbachev alcoholim prohibition campaign, the winery stopped its production.^[1]

After the restoration of independence of Azerbaijan, the winery was rebuilt and eventually bought by Vinagro LLC.^[2]

Vinagro has innovative technologies for production in order to be able to compete in international markets. The company consists of the grape Reception Division, secondary wine processing department, wine and cognac processing department, vodka preparation and processing division, cognac distillery, cognac spirits preparation division, etc.^[1] Its Xan vodka and Azerbaijani wines sold in CIS countries and Europe have earned it a good reputation.

See also

• List of companies of Azerbaijan
• Economy of Azerbaijan

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