Alcohol

Two tons of bottled bootleg alcohol have been seized in an operation against illegal alcoholic drink makers in the northwestern province of Tekirda?, in the latest development in Turkey's bootleg alcohol crisis that has left dozens dead.

"Life is too short to drink bad wine." That is the motto of serious wine collectors. A good wine is what we deserve for that special moment. But when is the right time? Which bottle is the right choice for that particular time? We often have that special bottle we reserve for a memorable occasion.

Distillers in Greece were aghast on Sept.25 over EU demands for the abolition of long-running tax exemptions believed to cost the cash-strapped state millions of euros in lost revenue.

The wine competition in Thrace brought together the masters of wine. The 1st Thrace Wine competition was recently held in the northwestern province of Tekirda?. The competition was organized by wine expert Burçak Desombre, the owner of Vinipedia Wine Consultancy.

Despite the drought, Bulgaria expects the harvest of grape to reach around 200 million kilogrammes, which will represent a double increase compared to last year.

This was announced by the chairperson of the National Vine and Wine Chamber Radoslav Radev in an interview for Trud daily.

Infuriated by the Turkish government's ban on sale of alcoholic drinks after 10 p.m., a former liquor store owner in the southern province of Antalya has made a call to the army -but could only find a statue to support his cause.

Bulgarian archaeologists recently discovered an 11th century fragment of a distillation vessel used for the production of the country's traditional fruit brandy, which is known as rakia.

The fragment was uncovered during the excavation works, which are being conducted by the National Historical Museum (NIM) at the medieval Lyutitsa fortress.

Throat Scratcher and Bull's Eye? Not exactly the ideal words to provoke one's appetite to a new culinary experience. But these are the key words to a surprising coupling of Turkish wines yet to be discovered. In Turkish they are known as Bo?azkere and Öküzgözü, two red grape varieties lovingly known by Turkish wine connoisseurs.

The woman a Village Voice magazine cover recently called “America’s Sweetheart of Smut”, the beautiful Stoya,  toured central Athens’ Exarchia district last weekend, tweeting her experiences of drinking raki and listening to local “media types” to fans around the world.

Over one million volumes and 200 publishers will be on display at the tenth edition of the International Book Fair Bookfest running over May 20-24 at the Bucharest Romexpo exhibition complex, the organizers inform in a release to AGERPRES on Monday.

Photo credit: (c) Cristian NISTOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE