Before Retirement, Vance Petrunoff Was Selling Bulgarian Wines from Sonoma, CA

Friday's tasting of Bulgarian wines at Woodlands Market in Kentfield, CA - one of the most expensive markets in California. Wines featured at the - Targovishte Traminer 2009 and Targovishte Chardonnay 2009 and our VINI Merlot 2008 and Sauvignon Blanc 2009- all very well received from the first pour I was in the middle of very knowledgeable crowd

Wine Advocate Reviews – current issue eRobertParker.com, #190 Aug 2010 This lineup from Targovishte, and its sister winery, Vini, some drinking values that consumers should find attractive as it is hard to play in this price category these days. As a bonus, they are generally relatively low in alcohol, usually around 12%. What don’t they do? First, I think all of them will tend to drink best on the young and fresh side, however long they hold, which is not a major criticism in this price range. Second, they do sometimes have some typicity issues—that is, they do not always remind me much of the most common styles for which the grapes are best known. Once past that, though, they hold up quite nicely as wines. Vintage Wine Name Rating Maturity Price 2009 Targovishte Sauvignon Blanc 86 Mature $9 The 2009 SAUVIGNON BLANC from Targovishte has more intensity and solidity than its sister Sauv Blanc revie...

Biggest Bargain Wines of 2010 So Far Best Buy Muscat: 1st – Muscat Ottonel, Targovishte Winery, (Bulgarian Master Vintners), Black Sea Coastal Region, Bulgaria, 2007, $9 Best Buy Sauvignon Blanc: 1st - Targovishte Winery, (Bulgarian Master Vintners), Black Sea Coastal Region, Bulgaria, 2007 $8 Best Buy Cabernet Sauvignon: 1st - Vini (Bulgarian Master Vintners), Thracian Valley, Bulgaria, 2008, $8 Nazdrave!

Today's tasting was well visited and favorites were VINI Sauvignon Blanc and Targovishte Riesling and Traminer

Sonoma, California - Santa Rosa: New Releases From Bulgaria - 2009 Dry Traminer, Muscat And Riesling, VINI