Arriving at a vineyard during harvest carries with it a sense of excitement; an energy of anticipation hangs in the air.  Driving up, your eye is drawn to the vines, rich with purple clusters of grapes grower bigger and heavier by the day, waiting for the perfect level of sweetness to be achieved before they are pulled off the vine and the process of wine making is started.  Wandering past to the crush pad the

In the first part of 2018, Bulgaria will be home to the revolving presidency of the Council of the European Union. Sofia, the capital, will host many of the events of the presidency. This Balkan country is well worth closer scrutiny by discerning travelers, offering much diversity in such a small, largely mountainous rural area. Bulgaria is bordered on the north by Romania, by Serbia and Macedonia to the west, by Greece and Turkey to the