1. Introduce yourself!
Hello, I’m happy to have the opportunity to introduce myself. I’ll try to do it in a couple of sentences, bit it will be difficult. My name is Snejana Mutafchiyska, an enologist with 35 years of experience in winemaking – in short, my whole professional life has passed in making wine. I have worked in two big companies, but now I’m devoted to my own project. I have been a wine consultant to many wineries in Bulgaria and I still consult a few. I have taken part in international tastings’ committees in Germany and Belgium. In 2018, Roxs winery was established. This is a small boutique winery with a capacity for 50 tons of grapes, situated in the heart of the Thracian Valley – Vinarovo village, Stara Zagora district. I’m currently part of the team at ROXS WINERY together with my husband and colleague Atanas Mutafchiyski and our good friends Delyana and Dako Nikolovi.
In 1819, the Irish physicist Samuel Black discovered that the French were less at risk of cardiovascular disease, although they consumed high-fat foods. The „French paradox“ gained popularity in 1991 from the pages of „60 minutes“ magazine, due to which the consumption of wine in the United States increased by 44%. Wine is beginning to be seen as a medicine, not a toxin. The truth is that it is, perhaps, the oldest medicine known to mankind. Archaeological excavations on the territory of today’s Georgia and Iran give us reason to believe that wine production dates from 5000 – 6000 BC. The evidence for its production in 3,000 BC is also serious. in the Middle East – Sumer and Egypt. The first wine in Europe was made in Greece 6500 years ago.