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Wine makes everyday life easier, slower, with less tension and more tolerance.

Zagreus Winery is a modern complex with a fully completed production cycle, starting from the grape and ending with a bottle of wine. It is equipped with state-of-the-art fermentation facilities. This allows for the optimization and control of all processes of vinification, maturation, stabilization, and bottling of the wines. We do not use any synthetic chemicals in vinification. The yeasts for fermentation are guaranteed GMO-free. Only additives of natural origin, extracted from natural products – plant-based, mineral, GMO-free microorganisms – are permitted. The sulfur dioxide added before bottling, to prevent oxidation, is half the maximum allowed for conventional wine.

At Zagreus Winery, we strongly believe that what happens in the vineyards and in our minds largely determines what will happen in the bottle. Our goal is to create wine that reflects the best and most beautiful in ourselves. The meaning lies in being constant in our pursuit of higher quality with the thought of preserving the nature around us.

Vineyards

The vineyard was established in the autumn of 1998, and we currently own 1200 decares of vineyards. The cultivated varieties are Mavrud, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Merlot. The conditions are ideal for obtaining raw materials with the necessary parameters for high-quality wines and harvesting the grapes at full technological ripeness.999

Terroir

The vineyard is located in one of Bulgaria's most favorable soil and climate regions – the Plovdiv field, which is part of the Upper Thracian Plain. The main soil color is dark cinnamon red. Under these conditions, in July, when the grapes ripen, it is sunny for an average of 10 hours a day.

Climate

Climatically, the region belongs to the Transitional Continental area. The temperature regime is characterized by mild winters and hot summers. The average annual air temperature is 12.3°C. The frost-free period averages 210 days. The average annual precipitation is 565 mm. The region falls within the zone with the longest periods of sunshine, averaging 2293 hours annually.

Since 2010, the vineyards have been cultivated according to EU organic production standards, and in 2013, after a mandatory three-year trial period, we received certification for organic production. When growing grapes, we do not use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, or GMO organisms. Only sulfur-based preparations (copper sulfate, iron sulfate) and extracts from plants and microorganism strains with insecticidal effects are used. Maintaining a vineyard with such preparations is labor-intensive because it requires more preventive measures and effort.