Wine

As 16th-century Florentines dropped like flies to the plague, survivors drowned their fears in wine, passed to them through small windows which are enjoying a renaissance during the coronavirus era.    

Grape vinegar, produced without using chemical additives by storing them in warehouses carved from rocks in the tourist hotspot Cappadocia, is in high demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The grapes grown in the vineyards in the region are first pressed and then turned into stum.

Few days ago, you have become a judge at the 2020 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Congratulations! Could you explain your role and why is it important on national level?

A warm winter means that, for apparently the first time in the history of German winemaking, the country's fabled vineyards will produce no ice wine - a pricey, golden nectar made from grapes that have been left to freeze on the vine.

Of course, sparkling wine isn't just champagne, and if it were, even champagne has quite a bit of diversity in style.

The wine business, where all of our senses are stimulated, seems to be a charming detour from the oh-so-boring business arena. At first sight! Despite all of its obvious charms, it is a business as all others. The world of wine is no less cruel and competitive, and the way to the very top is just as hard to reach.

St Martin's Day, observed on 11 November, is arguably one of the most party-dense weekends in Slovenia. And being the day when, in folk tradition, grape juice turns into wine, it is always accompanied by police warnings against drunk driving.

More than 12,000 water analyzes in Sofia are performed by laboratory specialists every month. Tests are also made using a technique similar to wine tasting. The aim is to guarantee the quality of the water that the citizens of Sofia drink.

Bulgaria is ranked as the 13th best wine destination in the world by the British website lastminute.com by its Wine Travel Index.
Our country is ahead of Greece (# 14) and even Australia (# 15). New Zealand, which is also a popular wine region, remains only 18th.

But before us are countries like Cyprus, Chile, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia.

The European Commission has set up a common electronic database in which the authenticity of the protected geographical indication of European wines can be verified.

Liquor names are now available in the central register of eAmbrosia geographical names, EC reports.