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Wines

Wines we've enjoyed from Bulgaria, Germany, and Czech Republic

Bulgarian Wines

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Our first dinner in Bulgaria, and we had the Sommelier as our waiter!  He took me to the wine cellar to show several wines.  This 2003 Mamyt, from the Mavrud grape, was delicious and the reason we brought two more bottles home with us.  Mamyt is made at Chateau Asseno, in Asenovgrad, which has four "collections" of wines, as explained by the sommelier:

-- Mamyt, made from the Mavrud grape
-- Zeritza (phonetic), a Cabernet - Merlot blend
-- Antanta, a Cabernet - Mavrud - Rubin blend (Rubin is also a grape name)
-- Acena, a Rubin - Mavrud blend

We also learned and then spoke our first Bulgarian word at this restaurant, to many smiling faces:  Blagodarya!  (Blah-goh-dah-REE-uh) or, Thank You!



German Wines: Franken Wines

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Beginning in Wuerzburg, and continuing throughout our travel around Bavaria, we focused our wine tasting on German "Frankenwein" which is bottled in the same shape bottles as "Mateus" - those that are wider at the bottom left to right and shorter.  We had different glasses for the different wines we'd ordered.

This photo is from Wuerzburg at the Burgerspital Restaurant, which is, for the summer months, located in a large courtyard.  

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The shape of Roemer glasses dates back to Roman times...hence the name.
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