Vinprom Peshtera - VP Brands International

Vinprom Peshtera was founded in 1939 in an area with traditional viticulture and wine production. Since 1998, the wholly private company Vinprom Peshtera AD has invested in the development of its own brands of spirits, such as Flirt Vodka and Black Ram Whisky, which confidently hold leading positions in terms of quality and market share. These brands have been developed in accordance with European standards for quality and production control and are in demand in the markets of Europe, America and Asia.

Vinprom Peshtera AD owns and processes more than 15 000 decares of vineyards in the regions of Saedinenie, Yambol and Burgas. The company's catalog of varieties includes Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Muscat Ottonel, Sauvignon Blanc, Ugni Blanc and other varieties. The cultivation, processing and quality control of the vineyards is carried out by a team of expert oenologists and agronomists who are systematically trained and apply the latest international practices. In each vineyard, VP Brands uses about 60 decares to experiment with a new grape variety, which is tested and evaluated annually by oenologists and consultants.

Vinprom Peshtera AD cooperates with over 200 producers throughout the country, using additional vineyards of more than 100,000 decares. A team of qualified in-house experts monitors and advises on the cultivation of all crops according to the highest quality standards.
VP Brands is the first company in the industry to establish its own agricultural department in 2000. Its main activity is to provide methodological and technical support to cooperatives and tenants to ensure high quality grapes. The company buys the Red Muscadine, Rkatsiteli, Pamid, Dimyat, Muscat Ottonel, Ugni Blanc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon varieties nationwide.

Meanwhile, Vinprom Peshtera AD has one of the most modern production facilities for high quality alcoholic products in the country. All of them have been completely renovated in recent years or built from scratch using the latest developments in technology and research. The experience, diligence and innovative technology used at every stage of the company's development have contributed to the fact that VP Brands is now one of the most modern companies for the production of wine and spirits in Bulgaria. The company invests annually in quality control systems throughout the entire production process. Many of its successes are due to its own development work and know-how in the field of distillation, blending and storage of Bulgarian spirits and Bulgarian wine.

The production of Vinprom Peshtera AD's high quality products takes place in 4 modern production facilities in the city of Peshtera. The factories are equipped with the highest class technological equipment, which guarantees high quality of the products, while meeting the strictest criteria of product safety.

VP Brands is the only Bulgarian company in the industry with its own research and development department (as of 12.2017). It guarantees a high level of recognition, professionalism and competence of the experts responsible for the production process. The department carries out laboratory tests of all kinds, which are necessary for the creation and maintenance of the company's own know-how and the development of new high quality products.

The company's direct investment in the modernization of the facilities has exceeded 39 million euros in recent years. Nevertheless, Vinprom Peshtera AD is one of the few modern companies that rely on the craftsmanship of the people who work in production. The company believes that the use of the latest technologies and products of the highest quality goes hand in hand with the preservation of long-standing traditions and techniques in the production of raki, vodka, mastika (traditionally aniseed spirit), wine and all other alcoholic products.

City of Peschtera - a factory for bottling high-proof spirits and producing white and red wines. The factory has a capacity for processing 200 tons of grapes per day. The distillation columns can produce 15,000 liters of wine distillate per 24 hours. The factory has 4 workshops with a total of 11 bottling plants.

There is also a warehouse for storage and aging of distillates with a total area of 2000 square meters and a storage capacity of 12,000 barrels of wine distillate.

City of Saedinenie - there is a wine cellar with its own laboratory for the production of high quality white and red Bulgarian table wines. The cellar has a capacity of more than 500 tons of grapes per day and storage tanks with a large capacity. The capacity of the distillation system is 20 tons per 24 hours. The production facilities comply with all European standards and have the highest level of technical equipment.

Vinprom Peshtera AD is a modern and dynamic company that invests in its human resources, facilities and capacities in order to offer its customers and partners products of the highest quality and this is its mission.

The management of VP Brands has a vision and believes that proximity to customers and knowledge of their needs and expectations, high production control, excellent quality and modern interpretations of products can be the key and path to market leadership.

Peshterska Grape Rakia Grozdova
- Silver medal at the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition 2011, USA
- Silver medal at the International Wine and Spirit Competition 2011, Great Britain
- Gold Medal and Best Buy at the International Review of Spirits 2010, USA
- Gold Medal Monterey International Wine Competition 2005 in the USA
- Gold medal at the Critics Challenge 2004 in San Diego, USA
- Bronze medal at Finger Lakes (FLIWC) 2004 in New York, USA

Peshterska Matured Rakia Otlezhala
- Silver medal at the International Wine and Spirit Competition 2011, GB
- Silver medal at the annual meeting and exhibition Las Vegas, USA
- Bronze medal at the International Review of Spirits 2010, USA
- Two silver medals at ISW MUNDUSvini 2006 in Germany
- Two silver medals from Beverage Testing Institute 2005 in Chicago, USA

Peshtera Mastika (traditionally aniseed spirit)
- Silver medal at ISW MUNDUS Vini 2006, Germany

FLIRT Vodka
- Bronze Medal - The Beverage Tasting Institute 2013, Chicago, USA
- Gold Medal - The Travel Retail Masters 2013, The Spirit Store
- Silver Medal - International Wine and Spirit Competition 2013, Great Britain
- Gold Medal - Los Angeles International Wine and Spirit Competition 2013, USA
- Master Medal - East European Vodka at the Travel Retail Masters 2012, The Spirits Business
- Master Medal - East European Vodka at the Vodka Masters 2012, The Spirits Business
- Silver Medal - International Wine and Spirit Competition 2012, Great Britain
- Silver Medal - International Wine and Spirit Competition 2011, Great Britain
- Silver Medal and Best Buy - The International Review of Spirits, Chicago, USA
- Bronze Medal - International Spirits Challenge 2011, Great Britain
- Silver Medal - International Wine and Spirit Competition 2008, Great Britain
- Silver Medal - International Sprits Award Mundus Vini 2006, Germany

Alaska Vodka
- Silver Outstanding Medal - International Wine and Spirit Competition 2013, United Kingdom
- Silver Medal - Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Competition, 2013 USA
- Silver Medal - International Wine and Spirit Competition 2012, UK
- Silver Medal - The Vodka Masters 2011, UK
- Silver Medal and Best Buy - The 2011 International Review of Spirits, Chicago, USA
- Bronze Medal - Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition 2011, USA
- Gold Medal and Diploma of Honor - Clear Spirit of the Year, International Spirit Awards 2006, Germany

Black Ram Whisky
- Gold Medal, The Drinks Business Awards (The Spirits Masters 2011), United Kingdom
- Silver Medal, International Wine and Spirit Competition 2011, Great Britain