BRATANOV is a family-run winery founded in 2010 by a father and his two sons. The estate owns 44 hectares of vineyards on the slopes of the Sakar Mountain in south-eastern Bulgaria, close to the Greek–Turkish border and the passing Maritsa river. This mystic region is renowned for its exceptional potential for red wines, while also offering excellent conditions for selected whites.
The winery works with both local Bulgarian varieties (Mavrud, Rubin, Gamza, Tamianka) and international classics such as Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and Viognier.
The vineyards are farmed sustainably using dry-farming, no-till practices and cover crops, and have been certified organic since 2024. The winery itself is organically certified from 2025, with the first organic releases coming from that vintage.
Together with French-educated oenologist Maria Stoeva, the Bratanov family focuses on deep understanding of the local terroir and minimal intervention approach. Since 2016, all wines have been fermented exclusively with the wild, native yeasts, resulting in wines with a strong sense of place that express the distinctive “characTerroir” of Sakar.
