Golden Grape ArmAs was founded in 2007 by Armenak Aslanian, who repatriated to his motherland to accomplish the goals that involve the intertwined aspects of family, heritage, culture, and progress, with personal values and responsibilities he maintains as a father, an entrepreneur, and as an Armenian. Alongside his daughters, he preserves an 80-year-old family tradition of wine, naming ArmAs in honor of his grandfather Armenak Aslanian Sr., the original winemaker in the family. He continues to develop ArmAs Estate with a vision to partake in upholding and revitalizing the winemaking legacy in Armenia, the oldest known area for viticulture and enology.

Matenadaran is an institute of ancient manuscripts. It is located in the center of Yerevan! The Matenadaran is one of the oldest and richest book-depositories in the world. Its collection of about 17000 manuscripts includes almost all the areas of ancient and medieval Armenian culture and sciences - history, geography, grammar, philosophy, law, medicine, mathematics-cosmography, theory of calendar, alchemy-chemistry, translations, literature, chronology, art history, miniature, music and theatre, as well as manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Greek, Syrian, Latin, Ethiopian, Indian, Japanese and others.

130 years ago in Armenia, the production of Ararat cognac was started, which won permission in France to be called cognac, and not brandy, began to be supplied to the court of the Russian emperor, played the most roles in Soviet cinema, was the first to go into space, and more than once rescued polar explorers drifting on an ice floe and sealed the union agreement in Crimea. Cognac, without which not a single Armenian feast has been complete all these years, not a single guest has been able to enjoy, and which is best enjoyed with a juicy Armenian peach.

Armenia has one of the world’s oldest civilizations. As the Austrian Armenologist, Elizabeth Bauer (b.1948) wrote: “… much too little has been known about Armenia, even though, culturally speaking, Europe owes her a considerable debt. At the dawn of history, Armenia was one of the cradles of civilization. Millennia before the Christian era, the economy, arts and popular traditions of Armenia had developed to such an extent that her culture stimulated Egypt, Greece and Rome both materially and spiritually. ” The College is situated in an environment with highly sustained by closely-knit family ties. Society is based on strong relationships where parents bring up their children, support them emotionally and financially and in turn, the children take care of their parents. This arrangement applies to extended family and friends, both nationally and internationally creating a strong base of shared values.