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Artsakh Wine Fest, is a festival which takes place annually since October 18th of 2014 in Togh village of Hadrout region of the Republic of Artsakh. The festival is of repetitive nature and is held each year the third Saturday of September.

History
The festival was initiated by the Department of tourism and protection of historical places, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh and is aimed to develop tourism in Artsakh. It is meant to restore Artsakh winemaking traditions. The festival provides a platform to the winemakers of Artsakh and Armenia giving them an opportunity to sell their products, exchange experience, promote their wine etc. The annual festival's program includes the grape stumping (a unique and ancient wine ritual), tasting of traditional Artsakhian dishies, exhibition of art works, exhibition of ancient artefacts that belonged to the Melik Egan's Palace, as well as an exhibition and sale of local wine where one can find products from 5 different regions of Artsakh and Armenia. Traditionally, the festival is accompanied by Armenian national song and dance. The festival evolves into a national holiday, year by year. .