site.btaNew Wine Cellar to Expand Family Winery’s Production

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.

A new cellar for ageing wine will be built at Bogdanitsa Winery, owner Boyka Kozhuharova said on Friday. The project, worth BGN 430,000, includes both expanding the facility and purchasing new equipment to boost the production of white wines and rose wines, which Kozhuharova noted are currently among the most sought after on the market.

The cellar is located in the Kozhuharova family home, where she, her husband and their children all work.

According to Kozhuharova, the new harvest has been modest, delivering high quality but low yield. This year, around 20 tonnes of grapes were collected from the winery’s own vineyards, which cover an area of 2.5 hectares.

Bogdanitsa Winery participates in events like the Young Wine Festival and has received gold and silver Dionysus awards for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in consecutive years. The family focuses on direct sales and maintains a regular customer base, with many clients visiting the winery for tastings.

According to the owners, Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim has previously presented Bogdanitsa Winery wine as a gift to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.

Bogdanitsa Winery is a small, family-owned winery located in the Trakia Plain, in the village of Bogdanitsa, within the grounds of a family home. Founded in 2015 by Boyka Kozhuharova, the winery processes grapes from its own vineyards, which were planted after 2000 and cover 2.5 hectares with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Mavrud. The winery produces full-bodied, aromatic red wines suitable for ageing, and also white wines and rose wine.

Hristo Kozhuharov, the founder’s son and a trained viticulturist, is involved in winemaking, while her daughter Emiliya manages distribution. Most wines are released young, while selected vintages are aged in oak barrels. Production is limited, with batch sizes between 300 and 600 bottles.