WineLife365

Where has your WineLife taken you in 2011?  For me, it has been a journey into the great unknown – to places less travelled and off the beaten path.  One of those places was BULGARIA.

One of my special voyages led me all the way to the Bulgarian province of Targovishte, located in central/southeast Bulgaria.  It was here that I discovered two unique looking bottles of white wine from the country’s largest wine producer, Targovishte Winery:  the 2009 Targovishte Muscat Ottonel and the 2009 Targovishte Traminer.  I delighted in my discovery of this Bulgarian wildlife! 

Do the bottles remind you of anything?

Delicate like a little Goldcrest, the 2009 Targovishte Muscat Ottonel (Sample, MSRP: $8 US) is a very light white wine, spotted with flavors of pear and flowery notes of jasmine.

The ’09 Targovishte Traminer (Sample, MSRP: $10 US), on the other hand, is more like a wild boar charging.  It’s a strange one:  It’s full of dry, yet fruity, lemon flavors, and it has a smack of vermouth?!  Kind of makes you think someone spiked your glass of Sauvignon Blanc at the office Holiday party!

Čestita Koleda everyone!