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British Prime Minister was a fan of Bulgarian wine ...
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British Prime Minister was a fan of Bulgarian wine ...
Bulgarian wine might not get the publicity that French and Italian vintages do, but it does have its fans. Among them was Winston Churchill, who was known to have an annual order of 500 liters of the Bulgaria’s Melnik wine made from its indigenous grape Broad Leaved Melnik.
Melnik, in addition to being a popular red wine in Bulgaria, is also the name of a Bulgarian town, which is a popular tourist attraction when it comes to wine tourism. The town of Melnik holds two superlative distinctions. With a population of a mere 208 inhabitants, it ranks as the Eastern European nation's smallest city. On top of that, the town's long tradition of viticulture is responsible for what is considered one of the country's most famous wines. Farmers grow grapes all over Bulgaria, from the mountains in the west all the way to the Black Sea, and the diversity in landscape and climate results in a wide range of wines and styles. Everyone has their favorite, but the grapes grown in the Melnik region are held in especially high esteem.
Perched in the southern slopes of Bulgaria's Pirin mountain range, Melnik enjoys a moderate, Mediterranean-style climate. The indigenous Broad Leaved Melnik, officially known in Bulgaria as Shiroka Melnishka, grows only in this specific area.
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