Golden Vintage for Villa Yambol

The Winery Took Home Ten Medals from a Competition in the US

The Kabile series of wines won 8 medals from one of the most prestigious wine competitions in the US, the Los Angeles International Wine Competition. Villa Yambol took a total of 10 prizes, three of which were gold medals, for Kabile Chardonnay, Kabile Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc and Kabile Rosé, all of which came from its current vintage, 2021. Kabile Syrah Reserve 2015, Kabile Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2016, Kabile Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Kabile Mavrud and Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 won silver and Kabile Syrah 2018 took home the bronze. Villa Yambol added a total of 10 medals to its collection because besides the success of the Kаbile series, it received a silver medal for Vineyards Selection Bolyarovo Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, and a bronze medal for Vineyards Selection Topolnitsa 2016.

“We are very happy that we won gold medals with our white and rosé wines from the Kabile series because over the past several years most of the successes of Bulgaria’s wine industry came with red wines. Moreover, the wine experts in California, which is a traditional maker of chardonnays, are especially demanding with regard to this particular wine variety. We managed to impress them with a pure Chardonnay and with a blend of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc and at a very competitive price at that, which is testament of our potential as a quality manufacturer of white wines with excellent value,“ Villa Yambol CEO Krassimir Avramov commented. He pointed out that the 2021 vintage was exceptionally good to work with because the superb quality of the grapes allowed the winery to make excellent wines with rich aromas and tastes.

Taking part in this instalment of the Los Angeles International Wine Competition were 1,250 wines from 19 countries including Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, South Africa and the US, among others. The California-based competition has made a name for itself as one of the most prestigious wine competitions in the US. The jury comprised an international panel of master sommeliers, wine makes, reporters and connoisseurs. The wines were blind-tested and scored on a 100-point scale. Gold medals were awarded to exceptional wines with unique character and style, scoring between 90 and 95 points.