Armenia

Arpine Manukyan

Arpine is an Armenian wine professional and winemaker based in Yerevan. Originally trained as a linguist, she made a decisive shift in 2014 to pursue winemaking, a choice she describes as “one of the most meaningful decisions of my life, because it allowed me to follow my true passion.”

She became the first person in Armenia to achieve the WSET Diploma and Weinakademiker qualifications, and built upon these through studies at Geisenheim University in Germany, gaining a Master’s Degree in Oenology, before getting on-the-job experience during harvests in Italy, Germany, Argentina and the USA. She is also the founder of Armenian Wine School, Armenia’s first WSET Approved Programme Provider.

Arpine has spoken openly about the gender-based challenges women face in the wine industry, yet sees these as motivation rather than limitation: “Resilience is essential. I want to demonstrate that women have the expertise, discipline, and passion to excel in every aspect of winemaking.”

Today, she is pursuing the Master of Wine qualification while working towards developing her own wine in Armenia, elegant, precise, and expressive of the country’s extraordinary terroir.

We have no doubt that the Dom Pérignon Golden Vines® MW Scholarship will equip her well for these endeavours, and eagerly look forward to seeing her continued progress.