Mavrud

Mavrud is unique red wine common only for the region of Thrace in .

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It is crystal clear wine with the typical ruby color of the sort, brisk and with beautiful sparkle. The aroma is clear, rich and enduring. It contains the aroma of grape, combined with discrete fruitfulness. Taste is harmonious, very homogeneous and well-mouth filling. The taste perception which combines the nuance of grapes and the sense of forest fruits form the fines of this outstanding wine.

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Legend says that during the reign of Khan Kroum all vineyards were ordered destroyed. Later, a lion escaped from its cage and terrorized the city. However, a fearless young man named Mavrud (now the name of a wine grape) confronted and slew the beast. The king summoned Mavrud's mother to learn the source of such courage. She said she secretly saved a vine, made wine, and that was the source of his bravery. Khan Kroum ordered the vineyards replanted.

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Thrace: Thrace (Greek ????? Thr?k?, Bulgarian ?????? Trakija, Turkish Trakya; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, and European Turkey. Thrace borders on three seas: the Black Sea, the Aege...