🗺️ Bulgarian wine
The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
Bulgarian wine is wine from Bulgaria. The country has made it since ancient times: the Thracians who lived on this land knew grapes and wine even before the Romans. Today viticulture remains an important part of local life.
The country has several wine regions. They are the Danube Plain in the north, the Black Sea region in the east, the Rose Valley in the centre, the Thracian Lowland in the south and the Struma Valley in the south-west. Each area differs in climate: winters are colder in the north, and it is warm in the south and by the sea.
Both international and local grapes are grown. The best-known local reds are Mavrud, Shiroka Melnishka, Rubin and Pamid. Among whites are Dimiat and Misket. There are also varieties bred in Bulgaria, such as Bouquet and Rusalka. Some places have their own names, such as Sungurlarski Biser or Chernomorski Elixir.
Bulgarian wine belongs to the wines of Europe. Grape rakia, a strong distillate, is also made from grapes.
What it includes
How it connects to Wine
🗺️ Bulgarian wine → kind of → 🗺️ Wines of Europe → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🗺️ Wines of Europe
- Native grapes
- 🍇 Dimiat, 🍇 Mavrud, 🍇 Shiroka Melnishka, 🍇 Misket Cherven, 🍇 Pamid, 🍇 Buket, 🍇 Rusalka, 🍇 Sungurlarski Biser, 🍇 Chernomorski Eliksir, 🍇 Yulski Biser
and 19 more
🍇 Vinenka, 🍇 Misket Kailashki, 🍇 Pleven, 🍇 Septemvriyski Rubin, 🍇 Super Ran Bolgar, 🍇 Shasla Misketova, 🍇 Berbecel, 🍇 Rubin, 🍇 Misket Plevenski, 🍇 Trakiyska Slava, 🍇 Shevka, 🍇 Premier, 🍇 Brestovitsa, 🍇 Varna Muscat, 🍇 Misket Trakiyski, 🍇 Ruen, 🍇 Storgoziya, 🍇 Hebros, 🍇 Chernomorski Briliant - Grape products
- 🥃 Grape rakia
Frequently asked questions
Which wine regions does Bulgaria have?
The Danube Plain, the Black Sea region, the Rose Valley, the Thracian Lowland and the Struma Valley.
Which local grapes are grown in Bulgaria?
Reds such as Mavrud, Shiroka Melnishka, Rubin and Pamid, and whites such as Dimiat and Misket.
How long has wine been made in Bulgaria?
Since the time of the Thracians, that is, since ancient times.
What to read next
- 🍇 Mavrud — An old red grape of Bulgaria from around Plovdiv and Asenovgrad.
- 🥃 Grape rakia — A strong Balkan spirit from grapes or pomace.
- 🍇 Pamid — An old red grape of Bulgaria that makes light wines for drinking young.
- 🍇 Misket Cherven — An old Bulgarian grape with pink skin that makes aromatic white wines.
- 🍇 Buket — A red wine grape bred in Pleven, Bulgaria.
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