Harvest Is On 2026: A New Wine’s Story Begins in the Vineyard

On September 14, the 2026 harvest began in Alexandrea’s vineyards. Once again, Proshyan and Nor Yedesia came alive with the bustle of work, crates filled with grapes, and anticipation for the new vintage.

This year’s harvest in Proshyan included Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Muscat, Areni, and Voskehat, while in Nor Yedesia, we harvested Syrah, Sireni, Areni, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Merlot. Each variety will bring its own character to our future wines, whose stories are beginning to unfold.

Harvest is one of the most important seasons for a winery. Months of work in the vineyards reach a defining moment, and gathering the grapes and receiving them at the winery mark the beginning of their journey into wine. Every decision and every detail matter - from picking the grapes at the right moment to carefully delivering them to the winery. For us, this is also a new beginning: a fresh crop, new work, and the promise of a new vintage.

It has become a tradition for the entire Alexandrea team to come together for this important occasion. Colleagues from sales, purchasing, accounting, marketing, and other departments join the work in the vineyards, contributing to the opening chapter of our wines’ stories. This year was no exception.

During harvest, the results of our shared efforts become something we can see and hold - in bunches of grapes and steadily filling crates. Everyday meetings and emails give way to conversations among the vines, moments of helping one another, and the joy of working together. Alongside the physical effort come laughter, enthusiasm, and the feeling that we are all part of something meaningful. These moments become shared memories, strengthening our connection to one another and to the wines we create.

This year, we also introduced a new tradition: specially designed harvest T-shirts. The idea is for each year’s shirt to share a memorable moment, an interesting fact, or a detail from the previous harvest, gradually becoming part of a collection that tells our harvest story.

For this first edition, we chose the slogan “Harvest Is On,” with illustrations depicting the entire process - from picking the grapes to receiving them at the winery. The T-shirt became a symbol of this season’s enthusiasm and our shared work.

We are sharing photographs from our 2026 harvest: vineyards full of grapes, moments of work, and our team’s smiles. Through these images, we hope to share the warmth of these days and introduce the people whose efforts begin the story of every new Alexandrea wine.

Harvest is on. The story of the new vintage continues.