Wine may have been one of Bulgaria’s rare success stories in the past, but the industry faces an uphill struggle this year with grape harvest seen at 70% lower than expected.
The gloomy forecast comes after a summer of droughts and hailstorms that damaged a large part of the grape yield. The good news for wine producers is that the sun has pushed the level of the sugar in the grapes and consequently its quality up.
“This year’s grape harvest is high quality, even though not as abundant as last year,” producers commented.
They insist that wholesalers buy grape at a price of BGN 1, 50 per kilogram. Currently the price stands at BGN 0, 70.
[Source: Novinite.com]
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