Jan 25, 2009 - Wine-tasting, Bulgaria style

1/25/09 Psyched to try the famous Bulgarian wine, we rented a car and headed to Melnik, a tiny town close to the Greek border that reputedly produces the best wine in the country. ... The wines are made out of a local grape, the Melnik grape, and we found that we liked the rarer, drier style Melnik wines as opposed to the sweeter wines that characterize the area. ... Our hotel room was the most luxurious to date, with a little sitting area, TV, and all the amenities, in a hotel with a restaurant sporting a roaring fire in a stone-lined room.1/25/09 Psyched to try the famous Bulgarian wine, we rented a car and headed to Melnik, a tiny town close to the Greek border that reputedly produces the best wine in the country. ... The wines are made out of a local grape, the Melnik grape, and we found that we liked the rarer, drier style Melnik wines as opposed to the sweeter wines that characterize the area. ... Our hotel room was the most luxurious to date, with a little sitting area, TV, and all the amenities, in a hotel with a restaurant sporting a roaring fire in a stone-lined room....