Bulgaria Wine Tours

Established in 2014, Bulgaria Wine Tours is the first tour operator in Bulgaria that specializes exclusively in wine tourism. The small tour-operator was founded by Zina Sorensen from Denmark and Vasil Zlatev from Bulgaria. The idea for Bulgaria Wine Tours was born during Zina’s master’s thesis research that focused on the potential of wine tourism in Bulgaria. In 2013, Zina and Vasil traveled around Bulgaria visiting over 10 wineries in different wine regions and interviewing them about their opinions on wine tourism, and the opportunities and challenges related to wine tourism development in Bulgaria. The outcome of the research was a master’s thesis was entitled ‘Exploring wine tourism in Bulgaria – A pathway to sustainable rural and tourism development?’