Wine with Leslie: My favourite wines I tried in Armenia  

Sharing some wines from a trip to Armenia, Leslie Williams tells you what there is to know about 'the oldest newest wine country'

I travelled to Armenia in May and absolutely loved it

Armenia is in the news thanks to their election on June 6, which saw the pro-Europe party led by Nikol Pashinyan retain power. I spent a week in Yerevan in May and loved it, not just for the welcoming, charming Armenians but for the wine and food (quite like Türkiye) and the general atmosphere.

Yerevan is a vibrant city full of cafes and wine bars; it felt closer to Barcelona or Milan than I could ever have expected from a former Soviet city in the Caucasus. Galleries and museums are everywhere and in the city’s longest established wine bar, In Vino, four glasses of excellent Armenian orange wine and a platter of meats and cheeses cost just €32.