About us
VINI - SLIVEN was originally founded in 1920 as a winemaking cooperative under the name of "Shevka". Currently it is one of the biggest wineries in Bulgaria with an annual capacity of about 80 million kg of grapes, 3 bottling lines, and 3000 barrels. The biggest cellar, the bottling facilities, and the administration of VINI are located in the town of Sliven, which lies at the southern foothills of the Balkan Range and to the east of the Valley of Roses. Additionally, there are 3 wine cellars for initial winemaking in the region - in the towns of Nova Zagora and Shivatchevo, and the village of Blatets. Vineyards of white grape varieties are located around the cellar in Blatets, while the red wine grape varieties are located around the wine cellars in Sliven, Nova Zagora, and Shivatchevo.
Our winery produces red wines of different grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot noir, and white wines of the grape varieties Chardonnay, Muscat, Traminer, Ugni Blanc, Rkatsiteli, Misket, and Aligote. Apart from the wines, VINI has own distillery for production of high quality grape brandy, vodka, and gin. VINI- Sliven is annually producing and bottling over 12 million bottles of white and red table and dessert wines and 4 million bottles of grape brandy, vodka, and gin.
To stay open for the new trends in winemaking, our team of winemakers has been working with Australian wine consultants for several years. The result is a diversified portfolio of young and aged wines, unoaked and oaked in French, American, and Bulgarian barrels. Apart from this, VINI produces wine in different bottle sizes to cater for different market segments: 500 ml, 700 ml, 750 ml, 1500 ml, and bag-in-box.
About 15% of the bottled products are designated for the domestic market, while the rest 85% are for export to Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Canada, Poland, Japan, USA, etc.
Following many wine tastings at international wine fairs and competitions we have received many awards and the approval of some famous EU oenologists and sommeliers.
The facilities are modern stainless steel, perfectly clean, and in compliance with the quality management systems ISO 9001:2000 and HACCP.