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Bulgarian wine is breaking the chains of winery wizardry dependence and looking to the vineyard to support its new Renaissance.

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Rare Wines with Rare Mutton and even Rarer Cheese from the Yorkshire Dales We have promised to start scouring for the eclectic taste found in rare primitive sheep breeds while unearthing ancient vines and rare wines from the Balkans and beyond. The DryJanuary is over...

This winter is turning out to be special in the Vaskovino Tasting Events, not because of all the political shenanigans or the vagaries of the climate. I have forgotten what the sun looks like, and wonder whether we are some sort of guinea pigs locked in a special box...

Xmas Wine & Food musings Smoked Salmon, Gravad Lax, Fried Salmon-I feel salivating but at least I am clear that there must be Salmon on my festive menu. But why Salmon? I like Monkfish too, Scallops come to mind immediately and prawns and crab, aah, shellfish...

The last great red vintage in Bulgaria was in 2016. In the heart of Thracian Valley, near Ivaylovgrad, Yulian Yamantiev is getting more and more concerned with the climate. We are discussing his, or more likely his wife’s Ivana Yamantieva’s latest...

There is always something brewing in the Balkans! This time though it is slowly fermenting. A new book from Caroline Gilby MW published recently offers fresh insight into the wines from Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova. It is the right time as recent climate change...

MODERN Bulgarian Wines – The Story Continues! Bulgarian wine wins with its unique character and genuine quality but only if sampled! Despite the increase of import its adoption in the trade is slow and painful. All consumer wine shows prove that it is liked by almost...

Autumn brings new vintages at Vaskovino, accompanied by memories of the last truly great vintage in Bulgaria – 2010. Most of the wineries including Damianitza, Borovitza, and Yamantiev’s, produced iconic wines in 2010 that are long to be remembered. The 2011 vintage...