For better or worse, Yerevan is certainly becoming more cosmopolitan in the center. A younger part of the diaspora that never lived in Armenia seem to be spending time in Yerevan, with capital to be able to open the likes of wine bars, coffee shops and fancier bars.
The piece talks about wine but it's not as if booze from the region had a poor reputation before. Armenian & Georgian wine, Armenian cognac, all pretty reputable in the region.
It's not the wine, it's the _wine bar_ that's different here. History seems to be littered with change that occurs when thinkers, talkers and dreamers can meet openly in public.
For better or worse, Yerevan is certainly becoming more cosmopolitan in the center. A younger part of the diaspora that never lived in Armenia seem to be spending time in Yerevan, with capital to be able to open the likes of wine bars, coffee shops and fancier bars.
The piece talks about wine but it's not as if booze from the region had a poor reputation before. Armenian & Georgian wine, Armenian cognac, all pretty reputable in the region.
It's not the wine, it's the _wine bar_ that's different here. History seems to be littered with change that occurs when thinkers, talkers and dreamers can meet openly in public.