(Smithsonianmag) - A new generation of wineries are going to painstaking lengths to acquire hundreds of historic clay karases

After a bit of searching, my driver and I arrive at our destination: Rind, a remote village on Armenia’s western border. Modest residences are strung together along its bumpy, dirt roads. The little community seemingly in the middle of nowhere belies very little to the uninformed traveler, except for an oddly shaped monument placed at the entrance.

It’s almost hard to believe Rind is home to a world-renowned winemaking facility.