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June 30 2012
Azeri Hack of Armenian Wine Site a Case of Sour Grapes?
June 29, 2012 - 4:32pm, by Yigal Schleifer
Perhaps following the Latin proverb "in vino veritas," a group of
Azeri hackers decided to recently use the website of a major Armenian
wine producer to spread their version of the "truth." Reports
Armenia's News.am:
Azerbaijani hackers cracked the website of Armenia-based `Armenia
Wine' factory on the night of June 25.
A group of hackers calling themselves `Anti-Armenia team' posted an
article about alleged Armenia's `aggression' towards Azerbaijan,
photos, videos about Azerbaijani leader and armed forces.
In response, the Armenia Wine company said the hack was not fueled by
the political tensions that exist between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but
rather by Azeri sour grapes over the recent growth of the Armenian
wine industry. Again, from News.am's article:
In its statement the company said Azerbaijanis are angered by
Armenia's ability to develop production and enter international market
even being under the blockade. The company representatives assured
that promotion of Armenian wines in the international market will
continue regardless of any attempts.
Indeed, as previously reported on this blog, the Armenian wine
industry has been making strides lately, with the creation of a
handful of new wineries that are working to bottle world-class wines
and with several older wineries also revamping their production to
boost the quality of their product.
Not to be outdone by its rival, Azerbaijan is also working hard these
days to fix the dismal reputation of its wine, at least according to
an article in Sommeliers International magazine, which suggests that
the country is now using "western-style" growing and winemaking
techniques to good effect:
We discover now Azeri wines of a high quality with a beautiful sensory
expression, mono or bi-varietals, sometimes associating Azeri and
French grape varieties. It is a very big recon - version, in mind of the
modern vine growing that leads now Azerbaijan in the circle of the new
producing countries of the Old World.
For now, the jury is still out on this new wave of Azeri wines. What
is clear, though, is that like with so many other things, Azeris and
Armenians will likely find a way to turn even the subject of
winemaking into something to fight about.
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65619
June 30 2012
Azeri Hack of Armenian Wine Site a Case of Sour Grapes?
June 29, 2012 - 4:32pm, by Yigal Schleifer
Perhaps following the Latin proverb "in vino veritas," a group of
Azeri hackers decided to recently use the website of a major Armenian
wine producer to spread their version of the "truth." Reports
Armenia's News.am:
Azerbaijani hackers cracked the website of Armenia-based `Armenia
Wine' factory on the night of June 25.
A group of hackers calling themselves `Anti-Armenia team' posted an
article about alleged Armenia's `aggression' towards Azerbaijan,
photos, videos about Azerbaijani leader and armed forces.
In response, the Armenia Wine company said the hack was not fueled by
the political tensions that exist between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but
rather by Azeri sour grapes over the recent growth of the Armenian
wine industry. Again, from News.am's article:
In its statement the company said Azerbaijanis are angered by
Armenia's ability to develop production and enter international market
even being under the blockade. The company representatives assured
that promotion of Armenian wines in the international market will
continue regardless of any attempts.
Indeed, as previously reported on this blog, the Armenian wine
industry has been making strides lately, with the creation of a
handful of new wineries that are working to bottle world-class wines
and with several older wineries also revamping their production to
boost the quality of their product.
Not to be outdone by its rival, Azerbaijan is also working hard these
days to fix the dismal reputation of its wine, at least according to
an article in Sommeliers International magazine, which suggests that
the country is now using "western-style" growing and winemaking
techniques to good effect:
We discover now Azeri wines of a high quality with a beautiful sensory
expression, mono or bi-varietals, sometimes associating Azeri and
French grape varieties. It is a very big recon - version, in mind of the
modern vine growing that leads now Azerbaijan in the circle of the new
producing countries of the Old World.
For now, the jury is still out on this new wave of Azeri wines. What
is clear, though, is that like with so many other things, Azeris and
Armenians will likely find a way to turn even the subject of
winemaking into something to fight about.
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65619