site.btaBlack Sea Gold: Winery Boasts New Packaging Robots
BTA will present dozens of Bulgarian wineries in the New BG WINE Leads the Way series ahead of the 9th UN Global Conference on Wine Tourism, which will be hosted in Plovdiv. The forum is organized by the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with the UN World Tourism Organization.
Georgi Angelov, who works at the Marketing Department of Chernomorsko Zlato (Black Sea Gold), told BTA that his winery has introduced new robots for packaging finished products as part of its efforts towards modernization and sustainable development. He said that the new technology has upped the company's efficiency as well as the quality of its products.
He added: "We have invested in solar panels that provide environmentally friendly electricity for our bases."
Commenting on the 2025 grape harvest, he reported that drought, hailstorms, and fires reduced yields by over 20%. The situation is particularly dire for white varieties, with grapes almost completely absent in some areas.
The company maintains its active presence on the international scene and continues to present its products at global wine competitions and exhibitions. Its wines have appeared in Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Frankfurt International Trophy, Decanter World Wine Awards, ProWein in Dusseldorf.
Deliana Simova, winemaker at Black Sea Gold, reported that the winery works with modern machinery and pumping equipment. It has a micro-winery, where most of the work is done by hand, as about 90% of the processes are carried out manually. The winery produces limited series of wines, with very precise grape selection and high quality. The wine is stored in oak barrels.
Simova shared that customers today are not only looking for classic wines. Fruity, fresh, and light wines that are easier to drink are in vogue. According to her, Bulgarian wines are competitive on the world market thanks to the terroir—the unique climate and proximity to the sea.
The winery exports its production to China, Japan, the US, Germany and England, however, its main market remains Bulgaria. Simova reported: "Our wines have won international awards and are highly regarded. In recent years, their price has risen and is often higher than that of some French, Italian, and Spanish wines."
The history of the Black Sea Gold winery began in 1924, when Bulgarians established the first vine and wine cooperative, Dimyat, in Pomorie. Winemakers built the first modern winery in Pomorie in 1932.
In the 1950s, Black Sea Gold took on the appearance of a modern factory whose products were highly valued. Twenty years later, the Pomorie winery designed a special building to store 12,000 oak barrels for aging wine distillate. In 1994, the winery imported eight stills from Charente in France, with which it began producing rakia and brandy.
The original winery from 1932 is now the heart of a hotel complex for wine tourism that also has a restaurant, tasting room, and museum.
Between 2007 and 2013, Black Sea Gold invested over EUR 5.5 million in the construction of a micro-winery. Micro-winemaking is a technology that requires each process to be performed manually. It enables the production of high-quality wines in limited editions.
The company today employs around 250 people. It grows its grapes on more than 700 hectares of its own vineyards.
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