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The amphora is handmade with a special glaze that does not change the taste of the wine. The wine is specially produced for DABA from Varna Cellar. According to legend, in ancient times the god Dionysus brought the first vine in Thrace from Mount Ararat. Dionysus was called by the Thracians Zagreus or Sabazios. He was worshiped as the god of the sun, wine, joy, ecstasy. The main role in the cult of the Thracian deity is played by wine and the whole cycle of its creation - from sowing the vine and harvesting the sacred fruit, to crushing the grapes and turning them into wine. All this is a mystery that embodies the life and sufferings of Zagreus. The traditions in the creation of wine in the Bulgarian lands are older than the Bulgarian state itself, formed in 681 AD. It is a historical fact that in the lands of the ancient Thracians, who inhabited the territory of modern Bulgaria, wine was part of the daily life and pagan rituals of the tribes. Evidence is everywhere in our lands: for example, the main artifacts from archaeological excavations here are most often vessels in the form of rhytons, amphorae or phials, which are known to have been used for drinking wine. THRACIAN WINE Thracian wine was famous in antiquity. It was sweet, thick and very strong. In the Iliad, Homer describes how a Thracian priest presented Odysseus with amphorae of undiluted red wine, which gave off a divine fragrance. In ancient Greece and Rome it was customary to dilute wine up to 4 times with water and the Thracian custom of drinking wine undiluted and in one breath was considered barbaric. Wine is present throughout the life cycle of the ancient Thracians. With wine they celebrate the birth of a new person, with wine they send their relatives to the Afterlife. Everyone in Thracian society could drink wine, even slaves were not deprived of it. Unlike the Greeks and Romans, the Thracians drank on an equal footing with their husbands. Many ancient authors leave evidence of Thracian feasts. According to them, the Thracians drank a lot, every day and never looked drunk. Thracian gold and silver treasures It can be argued who invented the drinking vessels - the Greeks or the Thracians, but it is certain that our ancestors used them more. Evidence of this are the numerous vessels found in the lands of the Thracians. Interesting are the shapes of the richly decorated rhytons and phials, created so that they cannot be left full back on the table. It is no coincidence that wine containers are made of gold and silver. Apart from very valuable metals, they are also the most conductive. At the time of pouring, the heat is removed and the wine becomes cold. With this, the Thracians amazed their guests from distant lands and were unsurpassed in the art of serving and drinking wine.