Винарски комплекс Меди Валей/MEDI VALLEY WINERY /Българско в

About Winery and Wines

Thousand of year ago the lands along the middle course of Struma river were inhabited by the Thracian tribe Medi. Besides the legendary Spartacus who led the biggest slave uprising against the ancient Rome, the Medi were known for their advanced viticulture and enology and the cult they had to the wine. In honor of the people who laid the foundation of wine-making in this part of the valley, the winery was named MEDI VALLEY. Medi Valley Winery is classical winery complex established in 2007. It is located in the village of Smochevo at the southwest foot hills of Rila mountains at the altitude of 630 meters above the sea level at the most northern part of Struma River Valley, at the picturesque road to the Rila Monastery. It consists of a modern winery and 370 acres of vineyards, planted with varieties Chardonnay, Traminer, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The winery consists of an administrative building and a separate completely covered production area. The first floor of the administrative building has a big hall – wine bar and a wine shop which offers Medi’s wines. The panoramic terrace, with a view to the magnificent Rila mountain is a perfect place for outdoor wine tastings. The production area consists of a reception section for grape processing, a section for basic vinification and wine storage and as well as a bottling section. In the basement is the cellar where the wines age in bariques and the area where the bottled wines age under optimal conditions (temperature and humidity) before they are offered to the market. In 2010 Medi Valley launched a new concept for the winery, with the objective of transforming it into the pearl in the crown of the Bulgarian South-west. The Winery started creating interesting, rich, specific terroir wines with individual style and unique character, made of grapes, specially selected at their optimal ripeness for each type of wine.

The unique and gracious viticultural terroir favors the cultivation of both white and red varieties, which with timely planned and appropriate agronomic techniques and reduced yield, consistent with the technological requirements of the enologists produce grapes for the manufacture of impressive wines of high quality. The climate is continental. It is characterized by relatively mild winters and dry summers. Average annual sunshine is 2900 hours, and the average amount of rainfall is 588 mm. The vineyards are facing south, placed on alluvial cinnamon and lawn soils, drained, slightly acid and with the appropriate content of clay and iron. Interestingly, they contain small carbonate debris that act as natural drainage and contribute to mineral notes in white wines. The formations of the vineyards are single, double and double scrubby Guyau, and with a density of 400 vines on an acre. Besides its own sorts, MEDI VALLEY WINERY makes its wines from the grapes of a single, specially selected for the varietal composition, geographic location and characteristics suitable vineyards. The winery controls a 250-acre vineyard near Vidin. This vineyard is selected because of the specificity of the terroir. The climate is temperate continental with an influence of the Danube. The vineyard is 125 meters above sea level on an area with marked displacement.