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The Best Wineries in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's wineries and wine estates are the focus of this list of 24 venues, including Angel's Estate, Midalidare Estate and Wine Cellar Villa Melnik. Many work with grape varieties including Mavrud, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Sofia is among the towns with several estates represented here.

We choose venues by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards. Entries appear in alphabetical order so you can browse by venue name. Each shows the venue's town or city, a short description and awards from independent sources, plus a link to its full guide page.

How this list is chosen: Every estate here is in Bulgaria. When more qualify than the list can hold, En Primeur Club chooses among them by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards. Entries appear in alphabetical order.

  • Angel's Estate

    Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

    Angel's Estate reads as a modern Bulgarian winery shaped by the Thracian Lowlands rather than by hospitality theatre. Its estate-vineyard model, broad varietal range, Decanter recognition for Deneb Cabernet bottlings, and post-2016 modernization place it in the production-led side of Stara Zagora wine travel.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bendida Winery

    Brestovista, Bulgaria

    Bendida Winery gives Brestovista a compact, family-run expression of Thracian Valley wine: local grapes, small-scale production, and a tasting format built around direct contact with the people behind the bottles. The draw is not spectacle; it is the chance to read Mavrud, Rubin, Pamid, and French varieties through a rural cellar setting close to Plovdiv.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Castra Rubra

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    Castra Rubra brings a polished Bulgarian wine-tasting format to Sofia, built around East Thracia and Sakar fruit, Bordeaux-influenced reds, and a heritage narrative tied to the ancient “red fortress.” The draw is not rustic cellar-door nostalgia, but a modern tasting room lens on Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, and Pinot Noir, with Michel Rolland’s name giving the program international winemaking weight.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Château Burgozone

    Leskovets Oryahovo, Bulgaria

    Château Burgozone gives Bulgaria’s Danube Plain a clear, contemporary voice: estate-grown fruit, loess soils, river influence, and a hospitality format built around quiet tastings rather than spectacle. The draw is the combination of a 100-hectare single vineyard, PGI Danube Plain wines, guided tastings, and a river-facing estate setting near Oryahovo.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Damianitza

    Damjanica, Bulgaria

    Damianitza is a historic Struma River Valley winery with a production-first character rather than a polished estate-tourism posture. Founded in 1940 and modernized after privatization in the late 1990s, it works at serious scale, with Bulgarian varieties such as Melnik 55, Rubin and Shiroka Melnishka loza sitting alongside Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Bessa Valley

    Ognyanovo, Bulgaria

    Domaine Bessa Valley puts Bulgarian wine in a serious Thracian Lowlands frame: clay-limestone soils, Rhodope and Maritsa influence, and a Bordeaux-trained ownership line shaping Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. The estate setting is quiet and vineyard-led, with private tasting and vineyard-tour formats, while the Syrah 2021 carries DiVino Top 50 recognition as Best Red Wine in Bulgaria for 2025.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Edoardo Miroglio

    Nova Zagora, Bulgaria

    Edoardo Miroglio is an Italian-owned estate winery near Nova Zagora, set in Bulgaria’s Thracian Valley with vineyards, a natural lake and a guest-house restaurant framing the visit. The estate’s strongest editorial case is terroir-led Pinot Noir: PDO Nova Zagora fruit, 120–140 hectares under vine, sustainable practices and a cellar that pairs Bulgarian varieties with Italian technical discipline.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Katarzyna Estate

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    Its appeal rests on estate-grown fruit, a broad red-and-white portfolio, French oak maturation, organic vineyard work, and a quiet hotel-and-winery format built around time in the vines.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Logodaj

    Village Of Logodaj, Bulgaria

    Logodaj is a Struma Valley winery shaped around southwestern Bulgaria’s Melnik grape heritage rather than architectural spectacle. The draw is a regional cellar and vineyard program built on Broad-Leaved Melnik, Early Melnik, international varieties, sparkling wine, rosé, reds, whites and rakia, with a modern production scale behind a rustic, place-led visitor experience.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Maryan Winery

    Maryan, Bulgaria

    Maryan Winery is a small family-run Bulgarian estate in Maryan, shaped by the foothills of Stara Planina and the Danubian Plain’s wine identity. Its appeal lies in low-formality tastings, a compact production scale, and a portfolio that moves between local grapes, international varieties, barrel-fermented whites, rosé, orange wine, and history-led cuvées.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Medi Valley Winery

    District Of Rila, Bulgaria

    Medi Valley Winery is a visitor-facing Struma Valley winery in Bulgaria’s Rila district, set in a quiet foothill context with vineyard and mountain views. The draw is the combination of guided tasting, cellar-tour format, and a calm rural setting rather than a trophy-led reputation or heavily publicized cellar mythology.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Menada Winery

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    Menada Winery is a large Bulgarian wine-and-spirits producer tied to the Thracian Valley, with roots dating to 1901 and an estate model built around significant vineyard ownership. Its interest lies less in boutique scarcity than in scale, regional grape identity, and a modern brand language aimed at contemporary drinkers.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Midalidare Estate

    Mogilovo, Bulgaria

    Midalidare Estate sits in the foothills of the Sredna Gora mountain range, producing red, white, rosé, and sparkling wines across four vineyards.

    Also recognized by Falstaff, World's 50 Best

  • Minkov Brothers

    Venec, Bulgaria

    Minkov Brothers is a heritage-led winery in Venec, tied to the Karnobat area’s long wine memory and an 1875 founding story. Its strongest draw is the way the visit connects Thracian Valley terroir with a hilltop cellar, museum-style rooms, underground barrel tunnels, and tastings built around barrel-aged wines.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Orbelia Winery

    Kolarovo, Bulgaria

    The draw is terroir first, with warm Sandanski-Petrich sunshine, Belasitsa Mountain airflow, maroon and alluvial soils, and Melnik-region grapes forming the spine of the tasting.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Rossidi Winery

    Sliven, Bulgaria

    Rossidi Winery gives Sliven’s wine scene a production-first counterpoint to château-style tourism: concrete eggs, stainless steel, barrels, and estate fruit from Nikolaevo rather than manicured hospitality theatre. Its strongest interest is stylistic, especially the way Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Rubin, Pinot Noir, rosé, and orange wine show a modern Bulgarian producer working through terroir, texture, and restraint.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Santa Sarah

    Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

    Santa Sarah reads as a working Bulgarian wine estate rather than a polished resort cellar, with a craft identity shaped by vineyards, sustainable practice, and an origin story that began on the move. Its draw is terroir-led context: Stara Zagora roots, Black Sea-facing vineyard development, and a portfolio that moves from Cabernet Sauvignon and Mavrud to Sauvignon Blanc and rosé.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Staro Oryahovo

    Varna, Bulgaria

    Staro Oryahovo is a small family winery south of Varna, working in a quieter Bulgarian register: aromatic local whites, restrained scale, and a village setting between forest and water. The draw is less trophy-hunting than regional fluency, especially for drinkers interested in Varnenski Misket, Vrachanski Misket, and the coastal-inland edge of the PGI Danubian Plain.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Telish

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    Telish gives Sofia a Bulgarian wine story shaped less by trophy-cellar theatre than by modernization, export reach, and broad-drinking reliability. Its late-1960s production heritage, 1999 restart, and 2002 bag-in-box first for Bulgaria place it in the value-driven, innovation-led side of the country’s wine culture.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Terra Tangra

    Harmanli, Bulgaria

    Terra Tangra is a modern winery in Harmanli, Bulgaria, tied to the southwestern slopes of Sakar Mountain and the Thracian Valley. Its identity is built around organic vineyard work, guided tastings, still red, white, and rosé wines, and a Bulgarian wine style that favors clarity, freshness, and regional varietal character over heavy extraction.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Velis Vineyards

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    Velis Vineyards brings Bulgaria’s Thracian Valley wine culture into a broader hospitality frame, with vineyard work, contemporary art, dining, and overnight stays tied to the same project. The estate’s strongest signal is its preservation-led approach: old vines were recultivated from 2010, with a 36-hectare vineyard base and a portfolio built around French varieties, still whites, rosé, reds, and oak-aged reserve wines.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Vida Estates

    Sofia Stolitsa, Bulgaria

    Vida Estates gives Sofia Stolitsa a compact, lounge-led wine address rather than a formal winery visit. Its main point is the cave-style wine room, built around cool, humidity-controlled storage, which makes the room as relevant to collectors and curious drinkers as the bottles themselves.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Wine Cellar Villa Melnik

    Melnik, Bulgaria

    The cellar sits within a cultural terrain of medieval fortresses, Orthodox churches, and sandstone pyramids that give Melnik its character as a working wine destination rather than a tourist set piece.

    Also recognized by Falstaff, World's 50 Best

  • Zagreus Winery

    Parvomay, Bulgaria

    Zagreus Winery gives Parvomay a serious organic-wine address: a large Upper Thracian Plain estate shaped around Mavrud, dry farming, and a modern tasting room looking across vineyard slopes. The appeal is less about trophy labels than about seeing Bulgarian terroir translated through scale, indigenous grapes, and a hospitality format built for guided tastings, cellar context, and vineyard views.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

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