Bulgarian wine has been in the doldrums since its 1970s heyday, but its new wave winemakers are looking to put the country back on the map, discovers Fiona Beckett Those of a certain age will remember the glory days of Bulgarian wine back in the 1970s, when it used to be practically everyones basic red. The cabernets could even pass muster for bordeaux; or at least we kidded ourselves they could. So why do you rarely see them now? Long story, but basically the likes of Australia and Chile muscled in on Bulgarias territory, while its Russian market dried up. Many producers abandoned their vineyards , and few wanted to invest there. So seldom do Bulgarian wines cross my radar these days that I probably wouldnt have given the matter much thought had I not stumbled across one of the best-value sparkling wines Ive drunk in an age – Edoardo Miroglios Brut Zero – at the excellent Peckham Bazaar in south London just after Christmas.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 08:19:30 +0000
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