Our story
How it
all began
Château Florentina is a family winery. That is not a marketing label — it describes how decisions are made here: slowly, with the next vintage in mind rather than the next quarter.
In this corner of north-western Bulgaria the vineyards are not simply plantings — they are living memories woven into the lives of local people. Gamza from Florentin carries the breath of the Danube and a touch of spice from the northern winds, Cabernet Sauvignon gains depth and nobility, and Rkatsiteli takes on a local accent of its own — fresh, fruity and full of life.
From the first vine to the bottle
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1964
The first vineyards
6,700 decares of vines are planted in the area and the wine story of the region begins.
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1990
Our own first vines
We acquire our first vineyard plantings.
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2000
Growing the estate
We buy more vineyards to secure local grape varieties for the future cellar.
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2012
The cellar
Construction of the winery begins in the village of Florentin itself.
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2013
The first wine
The first harvest enters the cellar — the beginning of the wine that bears the name Château Florentina.
It all begins in the vineyard
Every grape comes from our own vineyards. That means control over each step — from winter pruning to the moment the wine goes into the bottle.
- Hand harvesting, with bunches selected in the vineyard
- Winemaking in our cellar in Florentin, a few steps from the vines
- Unhurried maturation, with no rush to market
- Bottled on site, at the winery
