Kangun

Wines made from Kangun Grape variety

Kangun grape variety was created during Soviet times, by using the Ukraininan Sukhalinskiy Beliiy grape (created by crossing of Chardonnay and Moldavian Plavay) and the Georgian grape Rkatsiteli. Kangun is one the most common Armenian white varieties. In translation the name means "resistant". The main regions where Kangun is cultivated are Aragatsotn, Armavir and Ararat Valley.