The red grape variety originates from Armenia. There are around 40 synonyms that indicate its great age. The most important are Areni Chernyi, Areni Noir, Areni Sev, Areny, Areny Tcherny, Lyalai, Malagui, Malahi Noir, Malai Sev, Malayi, Milay Chernyi, Ordutsi, Orduzi Sev, Ourdoussi, Sev Areni, Seyrak Areni, Urdusi and Urza Sev.

The vine probably originates from Areni in the province of Wajoz Dzor in the south of Armenia on the border with Azerbaijan. The remains of an ancient wine cellar were excavated there in 2007, which is said to date back 4,000 years before Christ. The ancestry (parentage) is unknown. Areni was a cross-breeding partner of the Areni Spitak variety, which presumably arose through natural cross-breeding, and the new Tigrani variety.
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