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Domain Yustina Ltd. was established at the end of 2006 with the idea of building a small winery, where to process 300 tons of own grape into bottled wines and to develop a wine tourism. These were the foundations, laid by a man, to whom wine means love and spiritual culture.
This was followed by gathering a small team of associates to further develop the initial conception.
We chose to realize our business plan at the village of Ustina, as the Plovdiv region is one of the few with very old wine history. Here in this region you may listen to a great number of stories of the Thracians and their wines, of ancient rituals and mysteries. Our project aims at revealing and introducing the rich cultural and historical heritage of this region, as well as the magnificent nature of the Rhodopi Mountain.
The wine-cellar is advancing at the place of an old agricultural cooperative building. In two of the existing premises we carried out the first two grape harvest campaigns - those of years 2007 and 2008. Now it has been all demolished and ready for the commencement of the construction of the new cellar. We plan to lead this year's grape harvest campaign there.
We have designed the cellar with a capacity of processing 300 tons of own grapes, with an underground cellar for wine maturing and growing old, which can hold 600 barrels, and, of course, a contemporary degustation hall.
The primary idea of the wine-cellar, apart from producing good wine and teaching people to enjoy it, is being a testing cellar of "Tomika metal" company. It manufactures equipment and containers for the wine industry and here they are tested in production conditions. Not only they are presented at the specialized presentations, but also the wines produced in them.
The concept which we seek to develop is to produce only high-quality wines, to offer them only to connoisseurs, our corporate customers, in specialized shops as well as through online trading. Moreover, we would like to trade not only with wine products, but also with the wine tourism service, which in the contemporary conditions of overproduction and contentedness is one of the ways of popularizing the wine as a style and quality of life.
After building the new premises of the cellar we will gradually proceed with the construction of the other parts of the project which will realize the idea of a wine tourism and recreation in the world of wine - a shop where the tourists will be able to buy wines and works of art, crafts and other products typical for the customs and traditions of the region. There will also be a wine bar for 20 people, which is a wonderful opportunity for presentation and degustation of wines for selected connoisseurs, as well as a restaurant for 50 people. A shooting lodge is contemplated for reception of hunt groups with a possibility for staying overnight. It will have a place for keeping the catch and an outside barbeque place. The long-term program includes a two-part hotel complex of the four-star category and an open swimming pool.
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