BULGARIAN ECONOMY
Bulgaria hopes to make wine its 2013 success stories
Wine has been one of Bulgaria's rare success stories in the past and the industry is hoping for a bumper harvest this year too due to the long dry spell.
The grape crop this year is seen at 30% higher than the past year, while the sun has pushed the level of the sugar in the grape and consequently its quality up.
"This year's grape crop is high quality and it is more abundant than last year," Krassimir Koev, head of the executive agency for vine and wine, commented, as cited by Trud daily.
He forecast that the critical situation in the sector will push up the purchase price of grapes.
In the run-up to Bulgaria joining the EU in 2007, huge investments were made in the sector and the quality has been transformed.
According to Koev wine drinkers around the world are rediscovering the great taste and competitive prices of Bulgarian grape varieties and happily venture beyond some reasonably well-known appellations and a handful of brands.
Russia remains the main market, but exports are also flowing to the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania.
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