Within the territory of Chateau Burgozone’s vineyards lie the remains of the ancient Roman Fortress of Burgozone. The winery has been named after it. Ceramic objects and shards dug out during the planting and growing of the wines can be seen at the local museum of history. The fortress was situated on the ancient Roman road Via Istrum, which connected Constantinople with Belgrade and defended the northern borders of the Roman Empire. Remains from jars and other ceramic pottery, connected with wine growing and wine making, date back to that particular period. This ancient tradition has had thousands of years of history here and together with active commerce along the river it has become the basis for the wealth and prosperity of the town of Oryahovo in the past.

In 2002 Chateau Burgozone began reviving the traditional area wine making, which was suspended during the prohibition in the 80’s in the Soviet Union, imposed by Gorbachov. For this purpose a unique terroir of 150 hactacres has been selected at the southern bank of the Danube river, close to the port of Oryahovo over Esperanto island. During the centuries here it has given the best grape in the region. Apart from the own single vineyard, the complex includes a boutique cellar with the most modern equipment.

 The first results are more than encouraging – Chateau Burgozone Chardonnay, produced here, made history by winning in 2010 the first for Bulgaria Great Gold Medal at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.

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