Jon Hanf Wine Business

Wine Business

jon.hanf@hs-gm.de

• Ph.D. in Agriculture and Food Economics, Justus-Liebig-University, Germany
• Professor of International Marketing Management, Head of Wine Economics Programs at Geisenheim University, Germany

David Pipoyan Winery Sanitation

Education and Achievements

• Ph.D in Food Safety, University of Tuscia, Italy
• Head of Informational Analytical Center of Food Chain at CENS, National Academy of Science
• Lecturer at ISEC, National Academy of Science of Armenia

Artak Gabrielyan Viticulture

Education and Achievements

• Erasmus PhD exchange student in Enology and Wine Business, Hochschul Geisenheim University, Germany
• PhD Student of Technology of Plant Growing Product and Processing, Armenian National Agrarian University
• Enology and Wine Business, EVN Wine Academy
• BS in Fermenting Production Technology and Winemaking, Diploma with Honor, Armenian National Agrarian University
• Viticulture and Winemaking Consultant, Young Winemakers Union of Armenia

Mikayel Mikayelyan Wine Chemistry/ Head of EVN Wine Lab

 Mikayel Mikayelyan has more than 15 years of food and beverage production management experience working in the biggest beverage and candy production plants in Armenia: Beer of Yerevan CJSC and “Grand Candy” JSC LLC.

In 2012 he started working on the Ninkasi craft brewery (Beer Academy) to establish beer production from organic malt and hops, which was the new line in the Armenian craft beer market. All well-known types of beer in Beer Academy restaurants were been created by his supervision.
Working in Grand Candy factory in Ice-cream production under his management was working more than 200 people. In 2016 he joined the EVN Wine Academy’s teaching faculty as a wine chemistry lecturer.
Since 2016 November till now Mikayel has been the head of EVN Wine chemistry laboratory. It was a new challenge for him to establish the new laboratory serves in the Armenian wine sector. Since 2017 the EVN Wine laboratory has become a significant partner for more than 50 big and small wine producers. As a result of the quality of the laboratory services, the number of wine samples for testing is increasing yearly.

Mikayel Mkayelyan has a Ph.D. in the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage production field. He graduated from the Armenian Agricultural Academy in 1999 he has an Engineer- technologist diploma in “Technology of Fermentation Production and Wine-making”. He has published more than 15 scientific articles and one patent for invention.

Frunzik Harutyunyan Winery Equipment

Winery Equipment

frunz8@yahoo.com

• Ph.D in Fermentation Technology and Winemaking, Armenian National Agrarian University
• MS in Winemaking Technology, Armenian National Agrarian University
• BA in Winemaking Technology, Armenian National Agrarian University
• Chief Winemaker at Maran Winery, Armenia
• Work experience in Chateau Mouton-Rothschild, Domain Simon Bize et Fils, Domaine Christophe Pichon, Domain Pigeade, France

Hayarpi Shahinyan Agritourism Wine Tourism

Holding M.Sc. in Wine Tourism Innovation, Hayarpi Shahinyan studied the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Program in Spain, France, and Portugal. Her thesis research was developed while working as Tour and Tasting Guide at Bodega Cálem, Porto. In the USA, she worked for harvest 2019 at Trefethen Family Vineyards, Napa Valley, California. She received the WSET L2 qualification from the WSET School of London.

In Armenia, Hayarpi graduated from the EVN Wine Academy’s 18-month Wine Business and Enology program, where she is lecturing the Wine Tourism course for already 5 years. Currently, she is investing her international knowledge and experience for the Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia. At ICARE/ATC, Mrs. Shahinyan is sharing her knowledge with students about Agritourism for around 2 years.

Amalia Iskandaryan Introduction To Enology

Amalya Iskandaryan is a passionate expert in wine and food technologies, specializing in enology,
viticulture, and wine sensory analysis. She lectures at the EVN Wine Academy and the Armenian
National Agrarian University, focusing on wine tasting, quality assessment, and program development
for both academic and non-academic courses. As an expert at the Vine and Wine Foundation of
Armenia, she contributes to various winemaking and viticulture projects.
Currently pursuing her PhD at ANAU, her research focuses on rare Armenian grape varieties and their
potential. Her academic journey includes the Enology and Wine Business program at EVN Wine
Academy, along with international exchange programs at Hochschule Geisenheim University in
Germany, Tuscia University in Italy, and UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Her practical experience includes internships at wineries in Australia and Germany, as well as various
wineries and breweries in Armenia.