Month: January 2019

On Trifon Zarezan, the celebration of Vine-growers and Winemakers, Augeo Family Estate will ‎participate for the first time at Melnik Wineries Open Doors Day. ‎
On February 16th, Saturday, visit our vineyards in the beautiful Vranya village, where you could see ‎Rupite, Melnik Pyramids, South Pirin, Slavyanka, Orgajden and Belasitsa Mountains, Tepeto in ‎Vranya and the Holy Spirit church, as well as Promachon and Agkistro in Greece. ‎
You could participate in the pruning of the vines of the typical Bulgarian varieties Ruen, Melnik 55 ‎and Shiroka Melnishka with the help of our vine-growers and to actively help the preparation of the ‎new vintage of Augeo!‎

Here is the program for the day:‎
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10:00 Three generations of the family of the producers will greet you
‎10:15 Ritual to bless the vineyards with priest Angel from Vranya Village
‎10:30 – 14:30 Folklore program with performance groups from the neighboring town Katuntsi ‎
‎11:30 – 15:00 Lunch with dishes over the grill ‎
‎10:30 – 16:00 Ability to participate in the pruning of Augeo’s vines and to taste all wines of the brand

Be with us to feel the atmosphere of the celebration and to try our award-winning wines from ‎competitions on three continents, at the place where our high-quality grapes grows under the ‎warm sunlight. ‎
Melnik Wineries Open Doors Days give you the chance to see the only place in the world where the ‎Bulgarian grape varieties Shiroka Melnishka, Melnik 55 and Ruen grow. Wear comfortable clothes ‎and shoes, don’t forget your cameras and join us at our vineyards on February 16th! The entry is ‎free. All wine lovers are welcome, we will be expecting you! ‎

GPS coordinates 41.4396156, 23.4006878 – Vranya village

Two of Augeo Family Estate’s wines won medals at China Wine and Spirits Awards Best Value 2019 in China.
With its gold medal, Augeo Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 is the only awarded Bulgarian bio wine in this edition of the completion, and with its bronze medal Augeo Family Estate Ruen 2017 is the only wine from a typical Bulgarian variety with an award.
The competition is the biggest and most influential in China – the country, on its way to become the biggest importer of wine and alcoholic beverages in the world and currently the fastest developing market for wine in the world.
“I am very excited about the successes of our wines,” shared Gergana Manolova, marketing director and a partner in the producing firm Exquisite Wines. “We are receiving our first medal for a wine in our new bio series Augeo Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 and yet another award for Augeo Ruen 2017 and this makes me really proud,” she added.
In mid-January in Hong Kong 100 jury members gathered for a blind tasting to give their marks for thousands of wines produced all over the world. The key element in forming the final conclusion for the medals was the quality of the wines.
”The jury members are professionals in the industry, selected for their expertise in wine and their knowledge of the market. A medal from CWSA for a wine is proof for excellent quality,” said Yu Kong Chow, a representative of the wine challenge.
The gold medalist Augeo Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 is a bio wine with limited series of 1809 bottles. It has a garnet color with medium to deep intensity. In the aromas could be found dried fruits, spices, dried tomato and forest grass. The taste is concentrated with underlined harmony immediately after tasting and in the center. The velvety finish is complemented with a spicy notes that correspond with the aromas of dried plums and forest herbs. The wine is one of four bio wines in Augeo’s portfolio along with Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2015, Red Blend Reserve 2015 and Augeo Syrah and Merlot 2016.
Augeo Family Estate Ruen 2017, bronze medalist of the challenge, has deep purple color with a fresh fruity aroma. The intensity is pronounced, as aromas of red and black forest fruits, floral notes, raisins and other dried fruits, as well as forest herb aromas could be discovered. The wine was aged in French oak barrels for 7 months, which gives light oak nuances of the taste. The body is full with medium tannins and a long nice finish. Augeo Family Estate Ruen 2017 won a medal as Commended Winner of International Wine Challenge 2019 England in November 2018
The wines of Augeo Family Estate are medal winners in wine challenges on three continents. All white and red wines, as well as the rosés, could be tasted at the vineyards of the brand, which are in Vranya village, 12 km away from Melnik, on February 16th within the open days of the wineries in Melnik region, organized in relation to the wine holiday Trifon Zarezan.

On February 2^nd and 3^rd, between 13:00 and 19:00 o’clock in Bulgaria Mall level 0, you are welcome to the Wine Festival to taste the wines of Augeo Family Estate for free.

Taste the awarded wines Augeo Sauvignon Blanc 2017, with a silver medal and and Augeo Rose 2017 with a gold medal at CWSA China 2018, as well as the typical Bulgarian red wine varieties Augeo Ruen 2017 and Augeo Melnik 55 2017, awarded at IWC England.

You will have the chance to also buy bottles for home at special prices. The event is organized just before the upcoming traditional Bulgarian holiday Trifon Zarezan, favorite to the lovers of quality Bulgarian wine.

Visit our stall, we will be expecting you!

On January 17th in Balaban Wine you couldd taste four red wines by Augeo Family Estate – Augeo Ruen 2017, Augeo Melnik 55 2017, Augeo Red Blend Reserve 2015 and Augeo Mavrud Reserve 2016. You are welcome!