A long table set among vineyard terraces at sunset

Wine & heritage

Winemakingis an art.

Wine has been made in these valleys since the Thracians. Taste it with the people who make it — then walk through two thousand years of Plovdiv.

Some of Europe’s oldest wine traditions belong to the Thracians, and Bulgaria still keeps them. A private wine day joins a family cellar, a long lunch and one of the best-preserved Roman theatres in the world — in a single, unhurried day from Sofia.

With a luxury car and a professional chauffeur, the only thing you need to plan is how much you would like to taste.

A day in the Thracian valley

A suggested day — the route, the wineries and the pace are entirely yours.

10:00Sofia
We collect you from your hotel after a leisurely breakfast.
11:30Brestovitsa
Arrival at a family winery in the village of Brestovitsa, near Plovdiv.
12:00The cellar
Thirty minutes with the winemaker — enough to call yourself an expert in winemaking.
12:30Tasting & lunch
A selection of five wines with a home-cooked, traditional Bulgarian lunch.
15:00Old Plovdiv
The Old Town and the Roman theatre, built in the first century AD.
17:30Return
Back towards Sofia, arriving around 19:00 exactly where we met.

More wine journeys

Melnik
Sandstone pyramids, the Rozhen Monastery and the broad-leaved Melnik vine.
The Danubian plain
Cellars and estates in the north, along the Danube.
The Black Sea coast
White wines from coastal vineyards, combined with a day by the sea.

Hosting partners from abroad? A curated day outside the capital is one of the surest ways to earn their trust — they leave having experienced Bulgaria, not merely visited it.