Bulgaria

Question 1

What are the 5 main wine production regions in Bulgaria?

Answer 1

1. Northern Danubian Plain (IG)
2. (Southern) Thracian Highlands (IG)
3. (Eastern) Black Sea
4. (Western) Struma Valley
5. Rose Valley

Question 2

What are the Controlian appellations of the Danubian Plain?

Answer 2

1. Suhindol

2. Svichtov

Question 3

What is the Controlian appellation in the Black Sea region?

Answer 3

Khan Krum

Question 4

What are the Controlian appellations in the Rose Valley region?

Answer 4

Sungalare

Question 5

What is the Controlian appellation in the Struma River Valley region?

Answer 5

Harsovo (Melnik grape)

Question 6

What are some of the indigenous red grapes of Bulgaria?

Answer 6

Gamza (Kadarka)

Mavrud

Melnik (tannic) - Struma River Valley

Pamid - pale skin promising grape

Rubin - Nebbiolo x Syrah crossing

Question 7

What are some of the white grapes cultivated in Bulgaria?

Answer 7

Red Misket in Sungalare

Rkatsiteli

Diamat

Question 8

How many DGO and Controliran zones are there is Bulgaria?

Answer 8

47

Question 9

What are some of the things Controliran regulates?

Answer 9

Grapes
Yields
Residual Sugar

Question 10

Bulgarian Wineries?

Answer 10

Boyar Esates - Blueridge

Santa Sarah - boutique production

Enrina - boutique production

Question 11

What does Barik indicate?

Answer 11

fermented in oak casks of 500 liter or less in volume

Question 12

What does DGO Reserve indicate?

Answer 12

1 year aging

Question 13

What does Special Selection indicate?

Answer 13

2 years aging

Question 14

How Bulgaria is broken down - Guildsomm?

Answer 14

Bulgaria

Struma River Valley–
(South-West, bordering Macedonia, west of the Zapadni Rodopi mountains)
Wine Producing Villages: Blagoevgrad, Damianitza, Melnik, Harsovo)

Valley of the Roses–
(Center of the country, at the southern base of the Stara Planina mountain range)
Wine Producing Villages: Karlovo, Sliven, Sungulare

Thracian Lowlands–
(Southern zone, bordering Turkey, east of the Zapadni Rodopi mountains)
Wine Producing Villages: Pazardzhik, Perushtitsa, Peshtera, Nova Zagora, Stara, Oryahovica, Chirpan, Yambol, Elkhovo, Khaskovo, Stambolovo, Lyubimets

Danubian Plain–
(Northern part of country, bordering Romania and partly delimited by the Danube river)
Wine Producing Villages: Novo Selo, Vidin, Pleven, Svishtov, Suhindol, Pavlikeni, Lyaskovets, Dve Mogili, Ruse (Rousse), Popovo, Turgovishte, Shumen, Novi Pazar, Dobrich, Varna

Cherno More (Black Sea) Region–
(Western coast of the Black Sea)
Dobrich, Varna, Byala, Pomorie, Burgas