The Jolly Merchants UK

The Jolly Merchants UK The New Wave of Contemporary Wines from Central and Eastern Europe.

Hey everyone we are happy to announce our first big Portfolio Tasting on Tuesday 6th October 2026, 10:00am–5:00pm, at th...
06/08/2026

Hey everyone we are happy to announce our first big Portfolio Tasting on Tuesday 6th October 2026, 10:00am–5:00pm, at the Embassy of Bulgaria, South Kensington, London.

Come and discover a handpicked selection of distinctive wines that bring fresh stories, exciting new regions and unique indigenous grape varieties to the UK trade .

At The Jolly Merchants, we champion contemporary craft wines from Central & Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean, working with passionate independent producers who celebrate indigenous grape varieties, authentic winemaking, sustainability and exceptional value , so come and meet our producers from Greece 🇬🇷 , Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Romania 🇲🇩 , Slovenia 🇸🇮 , Hungary 🇭🇺 , Austria 🇦🇹 and Croatia 🇭🇷.

Whether you're looking for hidden gems, new by-the-glass opportunities or something to set your wine list apart, we'd love to welcome you.

Event is strictly for trade and press.
Please RSVP by sending an email to [email protected]
DM at The Jolly Merchants
Or fill out our registration form at
www.wsta.co.uk/trade-diary
Wine & Spirit Trade Association
and our website.

See our amazing new, exciting and established producers below :

Odessos Urban Winery / Винарска изба Одесос
georgievmilkov
Bratanov Winery
Surva
Logodaj Winery
Aleksander Zavec
Cota Winery
Bio Weingut Zahel
Bodrog Borműhely

KTIMA APOSTOLIDI
Kechris
KONTOZISIS ORGANIC VINEYARDS
laSapata
Crama DeMatei
Caii de la Letea

A flashback from our visit last month at Domaine Apostolidi with our group exploring Assyrtiko, Vidiano, Malagouzia, Agi...
31/07/2026

A flashback from our visit last month at Domaine Apostolidi with our group exploring Assyrtiko, Vidiano, Malagouzia, Agiorgitiko and Karapapas. Great hospitality by Apostolidi family with such a warm welcome and an amazing traditional home made Greek dinner.
The after party in Kavala was also memorable, with some of us dipping in the Aegean sea in the late evening.
Good bye until next time Bulgaria and Greece!!!
🇧🇬 🇬🇷 ✊🏻🍷🔥

A few hours during our trip in Bulgaria and Greece spent with the team at Bratanov Winery / Винарна Братанов in Harmanli...
11/07/2026

A few hours during our trip in Bulgaria and Greece spent with the team at Bratanov Winery / Винарна Братанов in Harmanli, the birth town of our own jolly merchant Georgi, getting to know more about wild spontaneous fermentation, Tamyanka, Rubin, Syrah, Merlot, Chardonnay, Viognier, craft use of oak ageing etc.

Such a great time of our group in Plovdiv with Radostin Milkov and Petar and Gergana Georgievi of GEORGIEV/MILKOV WINERY...
04/07/2026

Such a great time of our group in Plovdiv with Radostin Milkov and Petar and Gergana Georgievi of GEORGIEV/MILKOV WINERY, with an in depth insight into what Karlovski Misket, Rubin, Dimyat and Mavrud grape varieties are about.
The after party at Kapana was also memorable!

Hello Summer - New producer Alert ⚠️ 📢 🔥 Cota WineryIn 1924, Marko Cota came home from America and dug a cellar three me...
30/06/2026

Hello Summer - New producer Alert ⚠️ 📢 🔥
Cota Winery

In 1924, Marko Cota came home from America and dug a cellar three metres into the rock by hand. A century later, his great-grandson Petar is still making wine the same way — organic, minimal intervention, most times with no sulphites at all.
Grown on the steep, sun-soaked slopes of Mount Promina, cooled by the Krka River and the Adriatic breeze, these are wines with real character: fresh, honest, and unmistakably Dalmatian.
Four generations. One philosophy: let the land speak. 🍇🌊 🇭🇷

An amazing visit of Winery Zagreus - Винарна "Загрей" in Thracian Valley, Bulgaria with some of our best customers, enjo...
28/06/2026

An amazing visit of Winery Zagreus - Винарна "Загрей" in Thracian Valley, Bulgaria with some of our best customers, enjoying the hospitality of Dimitar Kostadinov and his family, and tasting a great range of their wines with a focus on their flagship Mavrud!

26/05/2026
And a nomination for oenologist of the year by the Union of Bulgarian oenologists for Petar Georgiev of another core win...
30/04/2026

And a nomination for oenologist of the year by the Union of Bulgarian oenologists for Petar Georgiev of another core winery of ours - Georgiev/Milkov!
🇧🇬✊🏻🍷🏆

Идва ред и на последната по ред, но еднаква по важност номинация: родом от Пловдив, неговият път в света на виното започва от един винен бар в студентските му години, където се сблъсква с огромното винено разнообразие по света. След като завършва УХТ започва формирането си като енолог първо в Санта Сара, а после в изби в Австрия и Нова Зеландия. Така до 2010-та година, когато става част от екипа на Винарска изба РосИди, където до ден днешен създават едни от най-авангардните и разпознаваеми български вина. Страстта му към автентичните български сортове обаче намира своето проявление в неговият проект georgiev/milkov , където заедно с Радо Милков успешно експериментират и създават модерни вина от Мавруд, Рубин, Червен мискет и Памид и вярват, че вината от нашите си сортове имат потенциала да бъдат първи избор във всяка винена листа.
Представяме ви номинация номер три: инж. Петър Георгиев.

Georgi Vankov, the head winemaker of one of our core wineries Винарска изба Одесос / Wines of Odessos is one of the nomi...
25/04/2026

Georgi Vankov, the head winemaker of one of our core wineries Винарска изба Одесос / Wines of Odessos is one of the nominations for enologist of the year in Bulgaria.

Както обещахме, започваме от днес представянето на номинираните колеги за приза "Енолог на годината".
Първата номинация отива при един представител на "новата вълна" енолози в българското винарство: млад човек, завършил УХТ пред недалчената 2014-та година и навъртял от тогава солидно количество кампании, както в България, така и в някои от най-престижните лозаро-винарски региони в южното полукълбо: Марлборо в Нова Зеландия, Ривърленд и Бароса валей в Австралия, Майпо валей в Чили и не на последно място- Северното Черноморие, България. През 2020г. заедно с брат си стартират семейния проект Винарска изба "Одесос", като много бързо се превръщат в едни от най-разпознаваемите лица на техния регион. Успоредно с производството си, организира и множество винени събития и фестивали, имащо за цел популяризирането на вината от източно-черноморския регион и повишаване на винената култура на публиката.
Представяме ви номинация номер едно: инж. Георги Ванков!

A lovely visit to one of our core producers Винарска изба Одесос / Wines of Odessos last month, with a few new surprises...
09/03/2026

A lovely visit to one of our core producers Винарска изба Одесос / Wines of Odessos last month, with a few new surprises from them coming to the UK very soon!

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