Wine
Bulgarians Celebrate Trifon Zarezan – Day of the Vine Growers and Winemakers
Today Bulgarians celebrate Trifon Zarezan in the old style - the feast of the vine-growers and wine, also known as Zarezanovden, Trifun Chipia and Trifun Zarezoy.
The day of the Holy Martyr Tryphon from ancient times is associated with the first pruning of the vineyards.
The wine festival has ancient roots and is rich in rituals - says ethnographer Nedka Dimitrova:
Average Slovenian drinks 35 litres of wine a year
Ljubljana – An average Slovenian drank 35 litres of wine in the marketing year 2020-2021, that is nearly three litres a month. The country’s wine consumption in this period totalled 764,000 hectolitres, and the self-sufficiency rate stood at 95%, according to data released by the Statistics Office.
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Around 80 tons of bootleg wine seized at vinegar factory
Security forces have seized a total of 77 tons of bootleg wine at a vinegar factory in the Şarköy district of the northwestern province of Tekirdağ.
Teams from the local police force's Organized Crime and Smuggling Department figured that barrels with bootleg wine were being handled at a plant.
Wine production down this year, but quality better
Ljubljana – Slovenia will produce 10-15% less wine than last year, mostly due to the Dolenjska wine region being strongly affected by the spring frost. However, wine growers around the country report it has been an above-average year in terms of quality.
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Byzantine-era wine press uncovered in Israel (video)
Wine had a great importance (in ancient times)
Hotel InterContinental Sofia Marks 75 Years of Pioneering Luxury Travel
The world's first and largest luxury hotel brand announces limited-time offers for its diamond anniversary, including the InterContinental75 cocktail in partnership with Piper-Heidsieck Champagne and The Botanist Islay Dry Gin
Το «Μπορντό της Ελλάδας»: Ενα ταξίδι μύησης στα κρασιά της Νεμέας
To οινικό terroir μιας ταξιδιωτικής απόδρασης
Caretaker Minister of Agriculture Pushes for EU Help to Bulgarian Rose Producers
The rose blossom crop this year is seven times lower than in the same period of last year, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. This, according to manufacturers, is the worst harvesting campaign in recent years
Robotic Wine Cellar Comes With A Virtual Waiter (video)
WineCab is the first-ever robotically powered system for wine collections
North Macedonia Wine Industry ‘Facing Collapse’ from COVID-19 Crisis
The wine industry in North Macedonia, from vineyards to grape farmers, risks collapse this year amid drastically lower demand and prices for this landmark product, the country's biggest association of wine producers, "Wines from Macedonia", warned.