Bouquet is a red wine grape variety selected in 1951 in an experimental vineyard near the town of Septemvri through the crossing of Mavrud and Pinot Noir. It ripens in mid-September. It is characterized by good sugar content and acidity; its extract and colour composition are suitable for intensively coloured dry and dessert wines with decent alcohol content and a well-balanced, pleasant taste.

Dimyat/span> is an old Bulgarian wine grape variety. In Bulgaria it
is mainly grown on the Black Sea coast, and in the regions
of Shumen, Stara Zagora and Euxinograd. The grape ripens
in the second half of September. The variety is used for the production of easy drinking white wines and as a high quality cognac distillate. Varietal wines are aromatic, usually dry and well-balanced.

Gamza (Kadarka) is a local red wine grape variety, mainly grown in northwestern Bulgaria. The variety has a very high yield and it is late ripening – late September, early October. The berry is very susceptible to cracking and grey rot in rainy autumn. Young varietal wines are with bright red ruby colour and fruity aromas.

Mavrud is a traditional Bulgarian red wine grape variety considered one of the oldest local varieties. It grows mainly in the region of Assenovgrad but also in small areas in the Perushtitsa, Pazardjik, Stara Zagora, and Chirpan regions. It is known
as Katchivela on the southern Black Sea coast of the country (Bourgas and Pomorie regions). The varietal wines are with intense red ruby colour, with a good deal of tannins and acid- ity and a distinctive pleasant aroma with hints of blackberry and ripe mulberry. The best quality varietal wines develop very well in oak barrels with a powerful, complex aroma and a full-bodied well-balanced flavour.

Misket Cherven (Red Misket) is an old Bulgarian wine grape variety, cultivated all over the country. It ripens relatively late – in the second half of September and it has high fertility. Red Misket is a variety for high quality Misket wines but it can also be consumed as table grapes.

Pamid was the most common grape variety in Bulgaria in the past, good both as table grape as well as for wine production. It is cultivated on the whole Balkan Peninsula under different names. The variety is used for the production of ordinary light red wines good for consumption immediately after fermentation. Pamid is also good for wine blends.

Ranna Melnishka Loza or Melnik 55 is a hybrid wine grape variety. It is cultivated only in the Sandanski and Katuntsi regions. The grapes ripen about 20-25 September. High growth rate, high fertility. The variety is used for the production of wines with an intense ruby colour, rich aroma and a potential for ageing.

Rouen is a red wine grape variety created in Plovdiv by crossing Shiroka Melnishka Loza and Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes ripen late September. Berries are dense, dark blue
in colour, the skin is rich in colouring matter, and the juice is colourless. Variety wines are dark red and fresh.

Rubin is a hybrid red wine grape variety selected in the end of the 1940s in the Wine and Viticulture Institute in Pleven through crossing of Nebbiolo and Syrah. It is recommended for the South and Eastern wine-producing regions. It ripens in the first half of September. After ripening the fruit dehydrates and increases its sugar content. The variety is used for the production of high quality semi-sweet and sweet wines. They are characterised by intense dark red colour, extraction and a well-balanced flavour with a hint of blueberry, blackberry and violets. The wines have good ageing potential.

Shiroka Melnishka Loza is a local grape variety for red wines, grown in southwestern Bulgaria, in the region of Melnik and Sandanski. It cannot be found in other parts of the country because it ripens very late. Young varietal wines are with intense cherry colour and aroma, they develop very well in contact with oak.