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Visiting Villa Melnik, one of Bulgaria’s leading wineries, in the Struma Valley

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 jamiegoode 1028 Views

Villa Melnik is a family-owned winery in Harsovo, in southwest Bulgaria, in the Struma River Valley of the Thracian Valley.

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Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 jamiegoode 3321 Views

Website: https://ayaestatevineyards.com/en/ I’m just on my way back from the Struma Valley in southern Bulgaria, where I was attending the

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Exploring Bulgarian wine (9) Aya Estate

May 5, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 1752 Views

Website: https://ayaestatevineyards.com/en/ Aya is a boutique winery in the Struma Valley. They have two vineyards. The first is Harsovo, near

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Exploring Bulgarian Wine (8) Villa Melnik

April 14, 2025December 2, 2025 jamiegoode 1877 Views

Villa Melnik is a family-owned winery in Harsovo, in southwest Bulgaria, in the Struma River Valley of the Thracian Valley.

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Exploring Bulgarian Wine (7) Katarzyna Wine

April 14, 2025December 2, 2025 jamiegoode 3232 Views

I tried the wines of Katarzyna at their wine shop and bar in Sofia. The winery itself is located in

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Exploring Bulgarian Wine (6) Magura

April 6, 2025December 2, 2025 jamiegoode 1821 Views

Magura is a large winery with a capacity to make 2 million litres of wine, established in 1967. It changed

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Exploring Bulgarian wine (3) The Jolly Vintners

March 28, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1524 Views

Website: https://thejollyvintners.com/en/home-en/ The second visit of the Bulgarian trip was an interesting one, and we tasted beside the Iscar river,

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Exploring Bulgarian wine (4) Château Burgozone

March 28, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1634 Views

Website: https://www.burgozone.bg/en/ Burgozone is a family-owned winery that began in 2000. They have a sizeable 100 hectares of vines looking

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Exploring Bulgarian Wine (5) Bononia Estate

March 28, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1637 Views

Bononia is an impressive operation located at the biggest turn in the Danube. It’s owned by the Yotov family, and

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Exploring Bulgarian Wine (2) Tipchenitza Winery

March 28, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1443 Views

Website: https://tipchenitza.bg/en/ Tipchenitza was the first stop on our exploration of Buglarian wine. This is based in the hilly northwest

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Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay
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Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 jamiegoode

South Africa is currently making some very exciting wines, and Chardonnay is one category that’s performing very well. Here’s my

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: an overview
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: an overview

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 jamiegoode
Appellation Marlborough Wine: the 2025 selection of Sauvignon Blanc
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Appellation Marlborough Wine: the 2025 selection of Sauvignon Blanc

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 jamiegoode
North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone
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North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone

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Wine anorak is one of the leading wine websites. This is the latest version of the site that began life in 1999, and was founded by Jamie Goode, who at the time was working as a science editor.

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