2023 - Balkan Wedding
Grower: DИB (DIV) Winery
Winemaker: Irina Sofranova and Vesselin Doychev
Vintage: 2023
Type: Dry White Amber Wine
Grapes: 60% Rkatsiteli, 25% Keratsuda, 15% Assyrtiko
Country: Thracian Valley, Bulgaria and Macedonia, Greece
Location: Panicheri, Bulgaria and Amyndeon, Greece
Alcohol: 12.27%
Bottle: 750ml
Vineyards: Practicing organic
Age of vines: 35-40 years old
Cellar: Spontaneous fermentation with wild yeast without temperature control in clay amphoras and stainless steel. 6 months aging on the skins in Cretan clay amphoras and stainless steel, bottled without filtering or fining, no sulphur added.
Tasting notes: Dried apricots, cumin, nutmeg, salinity
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Alcohol: 12.27%
Residual Sugar: 1.1 g/L
Acidity: 4.72 g/L
Volatile Acidity: 0.59 g/L
Sulfites: 3.6mg/L
Age of vines: 35-40 years old
Exposure: Southwest
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Winemaker:Veselin Dovchev, Irina Sofranova
Locatıon:Sofia, Plovdiv, Hisarya / Bulgaria
Region: Thracian Valley
Founding Year: 2020
Vineyard Size: 10 hectares
Farming: Practicing organic
Topography: Rolling hills near Hisarya with mineral-rich soils; nestled between mountains and thermal springs.
More information about DИB (DIV) Winery here.
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The Thracian Valley is the located in the central & southand southern parts of Bulgaria. It is situated below the Balkan Mountains and Sredna Gora and above the Rhodope Mountains and Aegean Sea. The climate is temperate continental, shieldprotected from northern winds by the mountains and experiencreceiving adequate rainfall. Historically, the Thracian Valley was covered in forests and known for its rich forest soils. Since ancient times, winemaking has been an essential source of livelihood.