tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:56:16 +0000BulgariaVINIVance PetrunoffSonomaCARubyTargovishteBottle ShockBulgarian Wines Tasting in SonomaDomaine BoyarGlen ElenKatarzyna EstatePaul WirtzVINI 2008VINI 2008 Sauvignon BlancVINI – Best Eastern European RedVinaria 2008peruwinemakerвинар20 years from the fall of the Berlin wall - I loved that day2008 World Value Wine Challenge2009 VINI Sauvignon Blanc2009 harvest is shaping up to be memorableA great photo by Julia LazarovaAll I Ever Get For Christmas Is BlueAll The World Is GreenAnn RandolphAssia KrontchevaBLACK SEA GOLDBackpacker Fashions in Machu PicchuBarrack Obama raises glas of red wine in OsloBeach Vendors in Puerto VallartaBear Flag RevoltBeaujolais NouveauBeauty RanchBeverage Companies Fiscal Fitness: Trends in '10 - Trading downBikramBlue Ridge ChardonnayBradley GrayBulgaria Exported 57 Million Liters of Wine in 2008Bulgaria Food and Drink Report Q1 2009 (Business Monitor International)Bulgarian FestivalBulgarian Folk SongBulgarian Independence DayBulgarian Master VintnersBulgarian Wine Society - Wine tour of Bulgaria 2009Bulgarian Wine Spirits Golden Rhyton Awards at Vinaria 2011Bulgarian WinesBulgarianWine.comCOCabernet SauvignonCaesars PalaceCaliforniaCandi EdmondsonCastra Rubra WineryChateau MontelenaCheese FactoryChina’s changing paletteCobra Auto Club in SonomaCork and closures in the USCuscoDavid ParkDavid Williams Ashtanga YogaDenverDirty Dancing BG styleDmitri HvorostovskyDragomir WineryEl Día de Reyes (Three Kings DayEl Manguito Restaurant in YelapaElena PoptodorovaEnvironmentalists call for Boycott of South African wineExport of WineFeast - by Edna St. Vincent MillayFinancial crisis shatters Bulgaria’s wine exports to RussiaFrost in wine countryGene BurnsGold Medal for VINI Merlot 2008Golden Gate ParkGolden Rhyton Awards at Vinaria 2010Good Morning RubyGrandmothers for PeaceGundlach Bundschu WineryHristo Vitchev jazz guitaristI hope everyone is having a wonderful Memorial weekendInvitation to Ambassadors' Reception in San FranciscoIvo VarbanovIzgreyala Yasna ZvezdaJack LondonJames WarlickJan. 6)Jonathan Waters Chez PanisseJordan JelevJustin Siena High SchoolKGO-AM810KOS SANDANSKILOGODAJLa BohèmeLance CutlerLimaLiquid cocaine found in bottles of Bolivian wineLucia ComnesMagura WineryMarc GirardelliMario GrigorovMark SquiresMary J. 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Petrunoff)Blogger386125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-5697723424545350396Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:33:00 +00002025-02-10T11:58:09.448+02:00How Did I Get Here?I retired in 2021 after a long career as a wine importer and distributor in the U.S., a journey that began in 1996. But how did I get here? To answer that, I will share a few stories, along with articles from newspapers and magazines, for the record.First, I escaped communist Bulgaria in 1985 and arrived in Anchorage, Alaska. Since I had requested political asylum, the U.S. http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-did-i-get-here-talking-heads-once.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)05032 Velchevo, Bulgaria43.0016817 25.705601114.691447863821153 -9.4506489000000009 71.311915536178844 60.861851099999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-2336623176674886190Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:16:00 +00002025-02-08T17:16:47.882+02:00 April 23, 2020 In April 2020, renowned winemaker Miro Tcholakov and his wife, Molly, purchased the BulgarianWine.com website from their friend Vance Petrunoff. Vance plans to retire to Bulgaria, where Miro and Molly intend to visit him frequently—for research and wine-buying, of course.After completing his mandatory military service, Miro attended the Higher Institute of Agriculture inhttp://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2025/02/april-23-2020-in-april-2020-renowned.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-8488186892337203342Thu, 25 Mar 2021 21:23:00 +00002021-03-25T23:23:21.983+02:00 Традиционната класация на DiVino "Top 50 Най-добрите български вина" отново показа завръщане към традицията най-доброто българско вино да се окаже червено. В същото време организаторите отбелязват, че белите вина и розетата стават все по-добри и все повече от тях са достатъчно високо оценени, за да попаднат в селекцията. Освен това за пръв път нечервените вина в TOP 50 са цели 18 - 12 са http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2021/03/2020.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-565528371231133285Sat, 21 Dec 2019 00:52:00 +00002019-12-21T02:53:24.203+02:00 http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2019/12/merry-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-4293161096811856305Fri, 06 Sep 2019 00:30:00 +00002019-09-06T03:30:59.887+03:00 Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT now serves Minkov Brothers Cuvee. Nazdrave! #BulgarianWine http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2019/09/minkov-brothers-cuvee-in-utah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-4441956120285492094Mon, 06 Aug 2018 01:16:00 +00002018-08-06T04:16:49.509+03:00 It's the Fourth Annual Bulgarian Wine Month thanks to BulgarianWine.com! You can read all of the reviews from the first year (2015), the second year (2016), and the third year (2017), and this year (2018) by following those links.  http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2018/08/wine-review-vini-pinot-grigio-2016-vini.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-8233920322929807005Sat, 23 Jun 2018 00:22:00 +00002018-06-23T03:23:20.043+03:00 Magdalena Rahn in Rose Madness on the East Coast! http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2018/06/vini-rose-with-double-gold-medal-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-56356116355753374Thu, 07 Jun 2018 00:36:00 +00002018-06-07T03:57:10.059+03:00 http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2018/06/recent-awards-from-wswa-2018-in-las.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-5732554002771680406Tue, 01 May 2018 20:03:00 +00002018-05-01T23:03:03.924+03:00 We are at the annual Wholesalers of Wine & Spirits of America convention in Las Vegas - presenting VINI, Domaine Boyar, Minkov Brothers, Black Sea Gold and Villa Yambol wines and spirits. Nazdrave! http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2018/05/wholesalers-of-wine-spirits-of-america.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-988475185091046710Wed, 27 Dec 2017 19:21:00 +00002017-12-27T21:22:19.420+02:00 http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/12/our-own-brand-vini-continues-to-receive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-6908782586381624689Fri, 25 Aug 2017 05:45:00 +00002017-08-25T08:45:42.188+03:00http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/08/wine-review-castra-ruba-dominant-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-2472634421445987423Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:34:00 +00002017-08-16T22:34:27.556+03:00http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/08/wine-review-gorchivka-merlot-2014_16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-6297382953055401211Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:32:00 +00002017-08-16T22:32:55.768+03:00http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/08/wine-review-quantum-traminer-2015.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-9171698172352207339Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:02:00 +00002017-08-11T00:02:12.880+03:00http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/08/wine-review-gorchivka-merlot-2014_10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-813164543716573509Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:01:00 +00002017-08-11T00:01:42.743+03:00Wine Review: Gorchivka Merlot 2014 & Mezzek Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 ~ The Wine Stalkerhttp://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/08/wine-review-gorchivka-merlot-2014.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-7352146648509588842Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:35:00 +00002017-08-08T20:35:58.030+03:00http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/08/wine-review-domaine-boyar-muscat-2015.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-7180425388455721358Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:34:00 +00002017-08-08T20:34:17.896+03:00Wine Review: Domaine Boyar Selection Muscat 2015 & Tcherga Thracian Valley Red 2013 ~ The Wine Stalkerhttp://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/08/wine-review-domaine-boyar-selection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-1460648812328873224Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:53:00 +00002017-04-04T01:53:20.030+03:00 Magdalena Rahn presenting  VINI, the best selling Bulgarian wine brand in Vermont. Coming soon to New Hampshire & Maine #BulgarianWine #VINI http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/04/vini-best-selling-bulgarian-wine-brand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-6074601390192206042Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:07:00 +00002017-03-23T22:07:18.963+02:00Study Finds Red Wine Compound Slows Aging in Muscles and Neurons | Health News | News & Features | Wine Spectator: Research found that resveratrol could decrease the adverse impact of aging on motor functionhttp://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/03/study-finds-red-wine-compound-slows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-2754238619164330322Fri, 17 Mar 2017 05:33:00 +00002017-03-17T07:33:11.677+02:00http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/03/bulgaria-refines-wine-after-communism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-368238205923874511Wed, 15 Mar 2017 03:48:00 +00002017-03-15T05:48:20.656+02:00http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/03/bulgaria-heritage-of-thracians.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-3193400492547682112Thu, 02 Feb 2017 18:25:00 +00002017-02-02T20:25:11.751+02:00 Честит Трифон Зарезан! http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2017/02/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-2901946957267591078Sat, 31 Dec 2016 16:18:00 +00002016-12-31T18:20:21.805+02:00 http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2016/12/have-happy-new-year-and-all-best-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-7861825760438737436Sat, 29 Oct 2016 15:48:00 +00002016-10-29T18:49:43.002+03:00 http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2016/10/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979119471616710570.post-5197303481888073649Fri, 30 Sep 2016 23:17:00 +00002016-10-01T02:17:53.853+03:00 Gold, Silver and Bronze medals from the San Francisco International wine competition for Seven Generations winery near Rousse #BulgarianWine http://bulgarianwine.blogspot.com/2016/09/heavy-metal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vance T. Petrunoff)0