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Owned By

Maria Andersen

Created By

Nencho Balkanski

Four thousand years ago merchants from Troy came to the West of the Black Sea, in the Land of Thrace to purchase the most famous ancient drink. Those were magical times. Thracian Kings went hunting for wild bulls and lions. The vine-growers from the Rhodope Mountains were enchanted by young Orpheus’s harp. 3 500 years ago, this was the valley of the Bessians, the most rebellious of Thracians. They safeguarded and kept the sanctuary of the God of wine and were known as the most competent in his cult’s rituals. Now Bessa Valley Winery is one of my preferred Bulgarian Wine manufacturers, where French vinification methods meet traditions..