Eastern Europe

Beautiful, delicate salmon colour. Exotic notes dominated by mature citrus, tropical fruits, gentle lemongrass and light spiciness. The palate is balanced and structured, with an abundance of light red fruits and flowers, light spiciness and a fresh fruit lasting finish.

Country: Bulgaria

Region: Struma Valley

Grapes: Melnik

ABV: 13 %

Food Match: On its own or with Asian and Mexican cuisine, fish, seafood, white meats and
salads.

This ruby red wine is juicy, fresh and floral on the palate with delicate cherry aromas.  Forest fruit on nose, blueberry, round tannins, full bodied with a long finish of saltiness
and minerality.

Country: Slovenia

Region: Štajerska

Grapes: Blaufränkisch
 ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: Charcuterie and hard cheeses.

Rich and textured from spending 12 months in oak barrels. Aromas and flavours of stone fruit, citrus and vanilla with a long and mineral finish.

Grapes: 50% Chardonnay, 50% Aligoté

Country: Ukraine

Region: Kyiv, Odesa

ABV: 12%

Food pairing: 

"BIOLOGIST craft winery” from the Kyiv region creates unique and unmatched wines. They have rented vineyards in the Odesa region (the majority of nowadays wines are made from these grapes) and a 1.5-hectare vineyard in the Kyiv region, which is experimental and biodynamic.

The grapes are hand-picked in late November, about 2 months after the regular picking, hand-sorted as they came in the winery and kept drying for further 3 months in open and well-ventilated place achieving a natural concentration of sugars, acidity, colour and flavour. The dried grapes are crushed and slow fermented with the stems. No barrel ageing, no filtration.
Very deep red, rich and complex, bursting with dried plums, blackcurrant, dark chocolate and dry leaves
notes. Sweet and powerful in the mouth, well balanced acidity and velvet tannins, further notes of black fruits, liquorice, prunes, figs, satisfying sweet finish and long aftertaste. 

Country: Bulgaria

Region: Thracian Valley

Grapes: Mavrud

ABV: 14.5%

Food Match: Chocolate desserts especially dark chocolate, also caramel and nutty desserts, blue
cheeses

Aged for 12 months in Bulgarian oak barrels, and 2 more years in the bottle before releasing on the market. 
Dark ruby red. Rich and intense with notes of plums and black berries. Generous and fruity on the palate with further notes of spices, leather and dark chocolate, with pronounced but delicate tannins and a long, complex finish.

Country: Bulgaria

Region: Thracian Valley

Grapes: Mavrud

ABV: 14%

Food Match: Roast beef, steaks, venison, stews, mature cheeses.