Wine extraction since antiquity to our days is wrapped in mystery. Contemporary ads for wines from old brands contribute to this, which always have something enigmatic related to their manufacture, some hidden secret, which is transmitted to one family for ages. How many of you, kind readers of this article have a clear idea of how wine is prepared for you to drink. What causes its taste, leading to your approval or disapproval. Truth is one and it is that winery as science and art dates only since the mid 19 century when scientists like Byuhner and Pasteur clarify the process of fermentation and give the science of wine – the oenology, the ways of preserving and improving the taste of wine .

The oldest evidence of wine are in the Bible, which tells the story of Noah forerunner who got drunk on wine.

Egyptian monuments are the evidence that the winery technique has been known to the ancients, who held a press for squeezing the grape juice. In order to keep the wine, in the old world they were preparing strong alcohol wines. Not by chance, in ancient Athens and even in the ancient world, through the wine dilution people used to feel whether people will keep serious discussions or will rise rough orgy and intoxication.

Omir mentions the wine, which could take up to 20 times more water. Solomon (1016-967 on B.C.) has attributed to wine the property to strengthen memory. Aeschylus (525-456 years B.C) praised the virtues of wine. Plato (427-347 years B.C.) in his work on “The perfect state” along with the comedy has been prohibiting the use of wine from people younger than 22 years. Aristotle in the IV century B.C. spoke of the mythical wines of Arcadia ( Thrace), which were so thick that before the mandatory use should be diluted with water.
Culture of drinking wine is also very interesting. In the cultural historical context of most nations, the wine was used during the holidays and mysteries. Not accidentally, the Greek god Dionysus was the defender and patron of wine. During the days devoted to Dionysus, the wine was mainly cult drink.


The Carthaginians that have been aware of the damage that wine can cause to an army, have prohibited its use during the war.

Thracians were among the most recognized and sought producers of wines. Homer in his “Iliad” describes how ships loaded with wines from Thrace come to the Greek camp before Troy. Scientists from the National History Museum in Bulgaria found traces of wine in the golden vessels in Panagyurishte gold treasure which have been in a tomb for more than 20 centuries.

Wines and its tastes depend mostly on the varieties of grapes grown in the region. It is a well known fact that southern states where there is a moderate climate, combining downfall and warm weather are motherland of the best varieties of grapes for wine. Bulgaria, in this respect, has all the natural conditions of good fruit industry, which by the demonstrated by long-lived tradition associated with the production of grapes. In one of the earliest written Bulgarian monuments - The laws of Khan Krum, he provides severe penalties for drunkenness and excessive use of wine. By order of Khan Krum in Thrace were grubbed large areas of planting vineyards. Historians agree that this law affects mostly Slavic ethnicity and residues trakyskoto people in our land, because ancient tradition in alcoholic drinks has been associated with the use of mead, a wine. But over time wine-growing home instead of being lost, began to evolve. Blizosta contribute to this country to Byzantium, whose cultural tradition is linked to the use of wine. The adoption of Christianity by the Bulgarians contribute to the development of wine-growing as wine is part of the sacral, mystical ritualni of Orthodox Christianity, linked with the blood of the Savior.
In medieval times, which are reserved written monuments, wine was very primitive. Wine storage is one of the main problems for winemakers. Each region had its own tradition of grape storage of the finished product, but lack of knowledge about wine have led to its rapid turn sour. Markets in our country is up to paradoxes in which the young wine was more expensive than a two-year aged wine. Immediately after the liberation (1878) Bulgaria began intensive work on the introduction of modern scientific achievements in the field of chemistry, which directly kaksayat winemaking. In universities, which taught farming opening oenologist courses that are the backbone of modern wine in the country. For perid of 20 years to the beginning of the 20 century home form several heart-related fruit and winemaking. These are Suhindol, Sliven, Lovech, Stara Zagora, Pleven, Chirpan, Melnik. At the annual exhibition of world nations in 19 and early 20 century, Bulgaria participated in two major product - rose oil and wine. At the beginning of last century to form cooperatives to follow the model of French wine. Shateau, which in literal translation means castle, in wine speak for a closed cycle, which includes the cultivation of a unique variety of grapes from which wine is made. In our cooperatives - voluntary associations of harvesters and wine, began to develop certain varieties of grapes, which produce marks with guaranteed quality of taste and origin. Legislative, prokarvat cooperatives in the National Assembly defense law that attempts to cross the counterfeit preserved their brands. Immediately after the overthrow of the communist regime, the first private undertakings vazrodiha home were killing each other. Began the process of restoration of traditional grape varieties to the country by gamzata and mavrudat which are linked most closely with the Bulgarian tradition. Great contribution to the revival and protection of Bulgarian wine has the marks institutat in wine, which had very high criteria for quality wines.
Bulgaria today is one of the biggest exporters of wine. For sazhelenie for lack of tradition in the advertising of this product and the country's long isolation from evrpeyskite markets, Bulgarian wines are popular only in certain markets of the old continent. England consumers know best taste of Bulgarian wines, but unfortunately they do not know boutique production, not compared in quality and taste of the most famous French, Italian, Spanish and porugalski brands. In subsequent issues, we'll meet you in detail with the available marks wines will show how to do and how the wine matures. IN VINO VERITAS