Grapes Unlimited

Now that you've tried
everything, try our
extraordinary wines.
The world's best kept
secrets!!!

Wines of Distinction

Serving Texas Since 2002

BULGARIAN DOMESTIC GRAPES

The oldest wine producing region on Earth!!!

You can choose to see our Bulgarian wines by varietal:
Red Wines - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Melnik, Mavrud, Gamza, Rubin, Kadarka & Red Blends
White Wines - Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat & W hite Blends
Sparkling Wine

RED DOMESTIC BULGARIAN GRAPES

MELNIK
The variety called Broad-leaved vine of Melnik, known also as Melnik, is one of the oldest
varieties and unique for Bulgaria. Melnik wines were known as one of Sir Winston Churchill’s
favorite choices as he was buying two barrels from the Region per year. It is grown exclusively
around Melnik, smallest city in Bulgaria. Melnik is a late-ripening variety, the vintage is in the
middle of October. It is supposed that the Thracians brought the variety over from Asia in 2000 B.
C. Proof of it can be found in the antique epos, where Homer mentions in the "Iliad" the
wonderful elixir, brought from Thrace. The wines from this variety are fruity, with soft tannins,
and with a typical taste of the variety. The grapes are small, with thin blue skin and broad leaves,
which can be up to 23 cm in diameter. Some wines have the aroma of tobacco and leather, and
are suitable for ageing in oak barrels, which will bring out warmth and sophistication in the
taste. These southern wines impress at first with their deep ruby color and with the
characteristic aroma, Madeira-like taste and high alcohol. This combination makes Melnik wines
suitable for several years aging.

--------------- Melnik City ---------------

----- Churchill's Wine -----

RUBIN
Variety – RUBIN – a crossing of the varieties Nebbiolo and
Syrah created in Bulgaria in 1944.

GAMZA
Late ripening sort, distributed mainly in the central and
northeastern part of Northern Bulgaria - Suhindol, Kramolin,
Pleven and Novo Selo. The Gamza is the most widely spread
Bulgarian wine sort. The developed leaf is large, wider than
long, round in shape, bent upwards. The skin has slight
web-like pubescence from the upper side and from the lower
side it is pubescent bristly with rusty nuance. The grape is
middle by size, with wings, most often with one wing, almost
compact. The grape is middle by size, almost spherical,
slightly fleshy. The skin is middle by thickness, frail, colored in
blue-red. Gamza grapes are being obtained well colored, easy
for drinking wine which develops positive qualities upon aging.

MAVRUD
Late ripening red wine sort, distributed in south
Bulgaria - the regions of Assenovgrad, Plovdiv,
Pazardjik, Chirpan, Stara and Nova Zagora. The leaf is
large, having slight web-like wrinkles from the upper
side, covered with slight web-like pubescence,
strongly pubescent bristly from the lower side. The
grape is large, winged, strongly widened to the basis. It
is semi-compact, sometimes loose. The skin is middle
by thickness, colored in dark blue, strongly covered
with dust. The wines, obtained from this sort are thick,
well colored, and proper for continuous aging.

PAMID
The Pamid is one of the oldest Bulgarian sorts, middle early ripening
red wine sort. Its distribution is greater in southern Bulgaria. The
developed leaf is large, round by shape, bent at the top like a funnel.
On the upper side it has slight web-like pubescence, on the lower side
it is slightly pubescent with thick short bristles. The grape is middle by
size, cylindrically semi-compact to loose, depending on the branch.
The skin is thin, frail, transparent, colored in red, and in some sorts -
dark red. The wines, obtained from this type of sort are characterized
by slightly colored appearance, lightness and easy drinking quality,
designated for quick consumption.

WHITE DOMESTIC BULGARIAN GRAPES

TEMENUGA
Grape with classic aroma of the delicate selected MUSCAT DE
FRONTIGNAN grape variety from the famous Vratza Region well known with
the original name VRACHANSKA TEMENUGA. It is a special “green wine”
made to be drunk young. The wine is palatable with interesting fruity and
floral nuances.

DIMYAT
Dimyat is a late ripening white wine sort. It is cultivated throughout the
whole country, but the widest distribution it has gained around the Black
sea coast, the regions of Shoumen, Preslav and Chirpan. The leaf is middle
to large by size, with strong reticular wrinkles. On the upper side it has a
slight web-like pubescence, on the lower side bristly pubescent. The grape
is middle by size, conic, sometimes with wings, semi-compact to loose,
often with grapes different by size. The grape is large, oval, well caught,
slightly fleshy with a slight vanilla flavor. The skin is of middle thickness,
almost tough, colored in yellow-green. From this sort are produced white
table wines and wine materials for the production of wine brandy.

VRATZA MISKET
Middle early ripening local white misket sort, known as well as hard
Tamianka. Its area of distribution is limited. The larger plots of it are
cultivated in the region of Vratza. Middle by size developed leaf, round in
form. The upper side of the skin has reticular wrinkles, from the lower side
it is slightly bristly with slight pubescence. The grape is small to middle by
size, cylindrically conic and semi-compact. The grape is small to middle
by size, the skin is thick, tough, colored in yellow-green with rusty stains.
From it are obtained original wines with strong and constant misket flavor.

RED MISKET
Late ripening wine sort, it can be found throughout the whole country but
its wider distribution is in the Sungurlare valley and the Karlovo region.
The leaf is large, almost round. The upper side of the skin has reticular
wrinkles, from the lower side it is slightly bristly with slight pubescence.
The grape is middle by size, almost spherical. When the grape is compact
the grapes are deformed. The grape is juicy, the skin is middle in
thickness, tough, colored from rosy to red. Red misket sort are obtained
high quality white dry wines with a pleasant light misket flavor.