Comments on: Top 10 Bulgarian Wines: My Winner

By: LanceNelson

LanceNelson — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:34:09 +0000

Hi Stuart,

Thank for your comment! Glad you like these wines…and I have my review of contemplations which am yet to publish; but I too agree that it was really special, especially when METRO were selling it at half price in November.

I also need to get my hands on your Todoroff Mavrud Gallery plus a Melnik wine I tried in a shop recently.

keep these recommendations coming… anyone found a better wine for the money than Telish (cab sav/merlot) in a 4 botthe box (15lev at METRO)?

By: Stuart

Stuart — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:50:41 +0000

The TT Cuvee is indeed excellent. Contemplations and Twins from Katarzyna Estate are also very nice. However my favourite wine so far is from Todoroff winery near Plovdiv. Their Mavrud Gallery is lovely and my favourite Bulgarian wine so far.

By: LanceNelson

LanceNelson — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:49:23 +0000

Hi Liz,

Many thanks for this link and glad you enjoyed article. There are many Bulgarians living in the US (there are after all nearly 1 million Bulgarian expatriates scattered around the world). And enjoying wine is a superb way of starting to learn the Geography and History of a country that for many is perceived as of little interest. Bulgarian wine has come a long way – and perhaps now is its most positive international image. How times change.

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:43:24 +0000

Thanks for this insightful review on Bulgarian wines. For those who live in the US http://www,bulgarianwine.com, based in Sonoma, California, delivers award winning wines.

A whole sampler case of 15 bottles for just $99.00 sounds like a good deal to me, even if you add shipping and handling. Good article.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:54:53 +0000

Hey I just came across your site. I am nesting in a small village in Bulgaria for the winter and looking forward to following your blog. I will try to search for some of the wine you have posted.

I write more in the deeper levels of the culture.

By: Demiro

Demiro — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:56:23 +0000

Great article. Just a note on Enira – the winemaker is Marc Dworkin.

By: LanceNelson

LanceNelson — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:58:25 +0000

Vania, thanks you for wine tips – biCycle sounds like a fine alternative to to Telish .

Sub 5 euro wine tasting — a fab idea. Glad you enjoyed the review, Lance

By: Vania

Vania — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:55:47 +0000

Lance, thank you for your engaging wine review!
I completely share your opinion of the winners. Enira and Terra Tangra Cuvee are just great and so are the other expensive wines of Bessa Valley and Santa Sarah. To the high end, I would also add a couple of excellent red wines I have tasted – ReDark (60% Cabernet Sauvignon & 40% Merlot; 14 euro) and Uniqato (dry red wine; 10 euro) both by Damianitsa winery (http://melnikwine.bg/wines.php). Most people talk high of Katarzyna Estate's Contemplations and Question Mark, but I have not personally tasted them (http://katarzyna.bg/pub/article/20). I'm also curious to try the Black C. red (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Rubin).
However, the cheaper versions of some of the above wineries are not as impressive.
I have always found it difficult to buy a good wine in the cheaper range (4-5 euro a bottle) so I have stuck to Telish. I needed some variation so I experimented with a red I heard was good – biCycle by Minkov Brothers (Merlot & Pinot Noir) – and I'm really happy with the result!
I'd be glad to read about other people's findings in the "everyday" wines range.
Thanks,
Vania