Grape growing and wine production have a long history in Bulgaria, dating back to the times of the Thracians. Wine is, together with beer and grape rakia, one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the country.Bulgaria’s wine industry currently accounts for 30% of aggregate farm exports to the European Union. Bulgarian wines are sold in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, the USA, Japan, Poland, and the former Soviet Republics.
The largest market is the UK, which accounts for 25% of exports.
Bulgaria has moderate climate with a warm summer and a relatively cold winter. The mean annual precipitation ranges between about 18" (450 millimetres) in the northeast and over 47" inches in the high mountains. The average total temperature required for the growth of grapevines ranges between 3,500°C and 3,700°C. The soils are diverse and varied - there are acidic (cinnamonic) soils, grey forest soils, rich zonal humus and carbonate soils, fertile black-earth soils (known as chernozems), alluvial and mountain meadow soils, including both deep and shallow sandy soils, and others. They are all exceptionally favourable for vine growing, the proper ripening of grapes, and the production of quality white and red wines.
According to the soil and the climatic conditions as well as the grape varieties, five major vine and wine regions can be defined in the country.The vineyards , which production we offer a mainly located in Thracian Valley.
Thracian Valley (Southern Region)
The temperate continental climate in the area and the favourable distribution of precipitation are good premises for the developed red wine growing in the lowlands of Upper Thrace. The region includes the central part of the Valley, as well as parts of the Sakar mountain. Mavrud, a famous local wine, as well as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Muscatel and Pamid are grown.
The Balkan Mountains serve to block the cold winds blowing from the plains of Russia, and the region to the south of the Balkans, the valley drained by the Maritsa River, enjoys a Mediterranean climate, with mild, rainy winters and warm, dry summers.
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