Wines made from Regent grapes of Bulgaria
Discover the best wines made with Regent as a single variety or as a blend of Bulgaria.
Richly coloured and structured reds with a deep purple colour and supple tannins, on aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, spices and discreet herbal notes. Round palate, fruity finish. A disease-resistant hybrid (downy and powdery mildew), it produces modern organic reds in Germany (Rheinhessen, Palatinate), Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands. Created in 1967 at Geilweilerhof by Gerhardt Alleweldt.
Bulgaria, while far from the most famous or prestigious of the world's wine-producing nations, certainly ranks among the most prolific. This Eastern European country has a Long history of viticulture, and its wine has more to offer than the sea of cheap reds (mostly Cabernet Grape/sauvignon">Sauvignon) that flowed westward in the 1980s would suggest. The country now has a growing number of promising wine pioneers, but perhaps the most remarkable era of Bulgarian viticulture dates back to the mid-14th century, just before the once-mighty Bulgarian Empire began to fragment and cede Power to the Ottomans. Bulgarian art, more than 1,000 years Old, depicts wine as Part of Bulgarian culture, especially among the ruling classes.