Burcak, 2011

On the path up to the castle, there was a small cafe selling roast pork, as usual, but because it was September they also had Burcak. This is partially fermented wine, still in the process of being fermented. It's sold in the cheapest plastic bottles that I've ever seen, and in plastic cups, perhaps to discourage people from storing it. In reality, although Burcak is sometimes rated for a three day shelf life while refrigerated, my experience is that it's closer to 24 hours. Once it's out of the winery, it goes bad very, very fast, which makes it all the more of a treat given that it's only available a few days out of the year.