Month: September 2018

After several intensive days of grapes-picking from the middle until the end of September, the grapes from the own vineyards of Augeo Family Estate were collected successfully by three generations of grape-pickers.The weather this year was more rainy than usual, and in August the temperatures rose to 35 degrees Celsius. Because of that, the grapes-picking started about a week earlier than usual. We began with the grapes of the typical Bulgarian grape variety Melnik 55, which only grows in the Melnik region. We continued with the variety Shiroka Melnishka, which is called like that because of its broad leaves and the region it grows in. Lastly, we collected the variety Ruen. The grapes has high quality and are now in the process of turning into our wine from the vintage 2018. In a few months’ time with patience you could try the future Augeo Rose in the spring of next year and the red wines from Melnik 55 and Ruen – in the autumn.

Now all of Augeo Family Estate’s wines are medalists! After the successes of Augeo Melnik in China and England, Augeo Rose and Augeo Sauvignon Blanc in China, and Augeo Exquisite Rose in Canada, now Augeo Chardonnay Barrel added a distinction to its collection of awards.

Seal of Approval – bronze medal for Augeo Family Estate Chardonnay Barrel 2016 at AWC International Wine Challenge in Vienna. This year the participants reached a record – 12 402 wines from 1716 producers from 39 countries competed for the awards. Augeo Chardonnay needed between 84 and 86.9 points to win. The competition, which takes place in Vienna in the last 15 years, is setting the benchmark for the most renowned wine tasting competitions in the world. If a wine wins a medal, it means that it is of really high quality. AWC is the largest officially recognized wine competition in the world.

This medal brought a lot of pride and happiness for the team that creates Augeo Family Estate’s exquisite Bulgarian wines.