{"id":3291,"date":"2026-09-23T09:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=3291"},"modified":"2026-09-23T09:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:27:19","slug":"bulgarian-wine-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/bulgarian-wine-giant\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulgarian Wine Giant (Vinnyi Bolgarskiy Velikan) Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3291&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bulgarian Wine Giant (Vinnyi Bolgarskiy Velikan) Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Bulgarian Wine Giant<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A highly prized heirloom variety with roots in Bulgaria, popularized among Russian seed collectors (like V. Redko). The original name is <em>Vinnyi Bolgarskiy Velikan<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate (tall). Very vigorous vines that can easily reach 10 ft (3 m) in a greenhouse, often draped over the ceiling crossbars. Handles pruning to 2 or 3 main stems very well.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Massive, flat-round (oblate) beefsteaks. The color is a unique, stunning dark crimson\/deep mahogany-pink (the &#8220;wine&#8221; in its name). Average weights are 14-21 oz (400-600 g), but it frequently pumps out giants weighing up to 2.2 lbs (1 kg).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Top-tier. A true slicer tomato with dense, meaty flesh and practically no hollow spots. Consistently rated 5\/5 by growers for its rich, sweet, and perfectly balanced old-fashioned flavor.<\/li>\n<li>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Grower&#8217;s Note:<\/strong> Like many giant beefsteaks, it can be somewhat heat-sensitive. During extreme heatwaves, it may drop blossoms on the middle trusses, but it rebounds quickly and sets fruit heavily once temperatures drop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this giant beefsteak?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Eva77 (Tatiana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,809 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from V. Redko. Tall, mid-season. The fruits are dark crimson, very large, ranging from 14 oz up to 2.2 lbs (400 g to 1 kg). Meaty and absolutely delicious, the flesh is completely solid when you break it open. My fruits turned out incredibly beautiful and tasty!<\/p>\n<p>The yield wasn&#8217;t extremely high for me, but I will definitely be repeating it!<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited Nov 3, 2014 by Pomidoroved<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/8260-220814062918.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/32\/thumb_8260-220814062918.jpeg\" alt=\"Large red Bulgarian Wine Giant tomato on vine\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from V. Redko. Grew it in the greenhouse. Pruned it to 2 main stems. As of July 23, 2014, there were 11 fruits on the plant. The higher up the vine they are, the bigger they get. The taste is sweet.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited Nov 25, 2014 by Drosera<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/42\/66-251114081845.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/42\/thumb_66-251114081845.jpeg\" alt=\"Large pink beefsteak tomato on scale\" width=\"160\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/15\/66-140514141109.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/15\/thumb_66-140514141109.jpeg\" alt=\"Seedlings of Bulgarian Wine Giant\" width=\"160\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/66-060814111334.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/29\/thumb_66-060814111334.jpeg\" alt=\"Tomatoes ripening on vine\" width=\"89\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/30\/66-090814052604.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/30\/thumb_66-090814052604.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvested Bulgarian Wine Giant tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/30\/66-090814052648.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/30\/thumb_66-090814052648.jpeg\" alt=\"Tomato sliced showing meaty flesh\" width=\"160\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadia (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,762 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kaluga Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very solid, excellent variety \ud83d\udc4d Liked it by all parameters: productive, beautiful, delicious. Seeds from Tanyusha (Eva77) \ud83c\udf38\ud83c\udf38\ud83c\udf38<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/10291-040816032749.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/137\/thumb_10291-040816032749.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful pink Bulgarian Wine Giant tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/147\/10291-260916135202.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/147\/thumb_10291-260916135202.jpeg\" alt=\"Large red beefsteak tomato\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/147\/10291-260916135054.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/147\/thumb_10291-260916135054.jpeg\" alt=\"Bulgarian Wine Giant tomato growing\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Repeated this variety this year. Grew in the greenhouse. Dropped some blossoms during the heatwave. Tasty, fruits are huge. I will definitely repeat this variety again some year \ud83d\ude42.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/144\/66-060916080056.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/144\/thumb_66-060916080056.jpeg\" alt=\"Tomato slices showing seed cavities\" width=\"160\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ogorod Larionovykh (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (10,429 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Really loved this variety. Don&#8217;t have my notes handy to see who sent me the seeds. The tomatoes were 14-21 oz (400-600 g). Extremely tasty. The vine reached about 10 ft (3 m) tall, literally draping over the crossbars in the greenhouse. A definite favorite for my 2017 list. Yes, it dropped some blossoms in the heat, but then it bloomed again and loaded up with fruit heavily.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">L<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">LiliyaYa (Liliya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,777 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Rostov-on-Don, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew it in 2016, outdoors in open ground. The bush was about 5.5 ft (1.7 m) tall. The fruits are gorgeous, uniform, incredibly tasty, sweet, juicy, and definitely not bland. I rated the taste a solid 5 out of 5! The variety turned out to be a heavy yielder. Seeds were from our fellow Rostov forum member Larisa (Lorik), huge thanks to her! \ud83c\udf38<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/162\/14526-080217071017.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/162\/thumb_14526-080217071017.jpeg\" alt=\"Bulgarian Wine Giant growing outdoors\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/162\/14526-080217072207.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/162\/thumb_14526-080217072207.jpeg\" alt=\"Massive pink tomato harvest\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/162\/14526-080217072330.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/162\/thumb_14526-080217072330.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced beefsteak tomato\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olga Gor (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Grower (108 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew Bulgarian Wine Giant in 2017, really loved the tomato&#8230; Huge, tasty, and the fruits are all perfectly uniform. Seeds were from Lyudmila (Ovechka). Thank you so much, Lyuda!!! All the tomatoes all the way to the top of the plant were huge, 10.5-21 oz (300-600 g).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/186\/20075-100817124114.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/186\/20075-100817124114.jpeg\" alt=\"Large plate of beautiful pink tomatoes\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">I<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ivanovochka (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,297 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ivanovo, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>First time growing Bulgarian Wine Giant, seeds from Nadya (Ogorod Larionovykh), thank you!! I absolutely loved the variety. Grew it to 2 main stems, it didn&#8217;t drop any blossoms, and reached all the way to the greenhouse roof. The lower fruits were huge like this, the upper ones slightly smaller. Loved the taste and juiciness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/16635-140917102937.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/192\/thumb_16635-140917102937.jpeg\" alt=\"Huge Bulgarian Wine Giant tomato on a scale\" width=\"160\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Oksana-pepper (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,063 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yes, an impressive tomato indeed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/19812-290817102335.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/190\/thumb_19812-290817102335.jpeg\" alt=\"Beautiful dark pink beefsteak tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nataly (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (7,080 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Istra district, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Excellent variety! It was extremely productive for me, all the tomatoes were huge and delicious! Will definitely be repeating it!!! Just look at Ivanovochka&#8217;s photo and mine: the fruits are perfectly uniform in size!!! \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/14163-030918094103.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/thumb_14163-030918094103.jpeg\" alt=\"Large red Bulgarian Wine Giant tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/14163-030918094358.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/thumb_14163-030918094358.jpeg\" alt=\"Perfectly uniform red beefsteak tomatoes\" width=\"160\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the biggest one:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/14163-030918094702.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/238\/thumb_14163-030918094702.jpeg\" alt=\"Sliced red tomato showing dense flesh\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Loved the taste and the yield was very good. I actually had to tie the trusses up with extra heavy-duty twine, because the cheap dollar-store twine just snapped under the weight. While I was turning the truss to take a photo, a few fell off and are lying next to it. \ud83d\ude42 Grew outdoors in open ground, the plant wasn&#8217;t very tall, just a bit over 3.3 ft (1 m).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/243\/14-111018161947.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/243\/thumb_14-111018161947.jpeg\" alt=\"Heavy truss of tomatoes tied with twine\" width=\"135\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Vladvlad (Vladimir) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,180 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Cheboksary, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Lyudmila Ovechka. Thanks \ud83c\udf3a<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited Nov 25, 2018 by Vladvlad<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_11\/IMG_20180827_092214.jpg.948c9270ab8b5336cbd60579ab54cdb7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2018_11\/IMG_20180827_092214.thumb.jpg.6efa322f1d8b351fa984ab7707c03c5b.jpg\" alt=\"Tomato harvest on scale\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Podmoskvichka (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Grower (693 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Serpukhov district, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Very delicious, a true slicer tomato\u2014I almost felt bad chopping it up for a salad. We just ate thick slices of it plain, without salt or any dressings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tan4ik <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,476 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Seeds from Nadine, huge thanks!<\/p>\n<p>It absolutely blew me away with its unique deep mahogany-crimson color!!! I have never seen a color quite like this before \ud83d\ude18! The taste is worthy, mid-late season, vigorous bush. I pruned it to 2 stems, it didn&#8217;t skip a single blossom, the fruits were perfectly uniform weighing 14-21 oz (400-600 g), and I&#8217;d rate the yield an A- (4.5\/5). No photos. This variety is a fairy tale! Help, I&#8217;m obsessed, I want to see this color again and again!!!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Yay! I grew a fruit weighing 1.9 lbs (866 g) this year \ud83c\udf8a<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/20200813_185200.jpg.91616c0fa9a56585a2c20395a0834630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_08\/20200813_185200.thumb.jpg.f41a5ea2120fbbf255de8f0bd6f44e88.jpg\" alt=\"Massive 866g tomato on scale\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,362 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd South Moscow Region, Stupino, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Bulgarian Wine Giant. An excellent representative of pink beefsteaks \ud83d\udc4d Indeterminate, grew in the greenhouse pruned to 2 stems, fruits are extremely tasty, weighing up to 1.1 lbs (500 g).<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited Sep 29, 2020 by Svetikk<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN3507.JPG.dffff0336b558db1ea10f69de3edbaa6.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN3507.thumb.JPG.5e51d6fdc0b1b94600572724960a7fe8.JPG\" alt=\"Large pink beefsteak tomato on vine\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN3487.JPG.826865828ea246d032f3fe44b0fb88f4.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/DSCN3487.thumb.JPG.e94d0f49bc9f541a99f1abcc2fef9de7.JPG\" alt=\"Beautiful pink tomatoes harvested\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ninulik0980 (Nina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (2,048 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Saratov, Russia (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Planted it in 2019. A very worthy variety! Indeterminate, pruned it to three main stems, it was quite productive and tasty for me!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/59926102_27(6).jpg.7ea9491b546e5f5149b0cd2b0427641f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_09\/60845159_27(6).thumb.jpg.064186b594086c4f1ef72fc6e0cce94b.jpg\" alt=\"Sliced dark pink tomato showing dense flesh\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Tried growing it to 3 stems this year. I left a sucker below the second truss and didn&#8217;t prune anything else all the way up to the greenhouse ceiling. Rigged up a horizontal trellis\/support for the tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>The weight of the very first fruit was 1.6 lbs (732 g).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_185851.jpg.d934ea9b07b107cafb451aceefc978c2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_185851.thumb.jpg.fe28c73ea8cc30ca536c6e912234d1f6.jpg\" alt=\"Massive pink tomato weighing 732g\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_185924.jpg.4ba05c34f092f618807911bdfcc98f61.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_185924.thumb.jpg.d99d646ab7017bb1470263feac70824e.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully shaped giant beefsteak\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_185934.jpg.c8d794ef80c1c11ff2576d905efcffa6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_185934.thumb.jpg.f4e28afb02798faeeef94f2da49abf3d.jpg\" alt=\"Bottom of massive tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_185954.jpg.bae5e4c6c578d44d5bcaa4907ec2ce11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_185954.thumb.jpg.42167ef36209e2134f82bcf191a1a572.jpg\" alt=\"Tomato slice showing dense meaty structure\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_185814.jpg.fcf6d8f75897573a7f4c0ee69bb6bd32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_185814.thumb.jpg.3d871d24ee0e214cd5ffa31c8b6dcda1.jpg\" alt=\"Heavy truss requiring extra support\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_190440.jpg.a03bda92d8689960ab5f4369754e4be8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_08\/20210811_190440.thumb.jpg.bbed49c288f7b7e82f849ee2daebf609.jpg\" alt=\"Cross section of Bulgarian Wine Giant tomato\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">OlyaSashina (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,353 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A very interesting variety. The tomatoes turned out to be perfectly shaped, neat, flat-round beauties, large 10.5-21 oz (300-600 g). A delicious slicer variety.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_11\/large.imgonline-com-ua-Resize-l6MBMvu9q796EF.jpg.a87c0d37225ddc442c42433b839d92fa.jpg\" alt=\"Perfectly shaped Bulgarian Wine Giant tomatoes\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Bulgarian Wine Giant \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A highly prized heirloom variety with roots in Bulgaria, popularized among Russian seed collectors (like V. Redko). The original name is Vinnyi Bolgarskiy Velikan. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Very vigorous vines that can easily reach 10 ft (3 m) in a greenhouse, often draped over &#8230; <a title=\"Bulgarian Wine Giant (Vinnyi Bolgarskiy Velikan) Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/bulgarian-wine-giant\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Bulgarian Wine Giant (Vinnyi Bolgarskiy Velikan) Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,94],"tags":[176,72,30,11,82,23,132],"class_list":["post-3291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-heirloom-other","tag-bulgarian-heirloom","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-heavy-yielder","tag-huge-tomato","tag-meaty-tomato","tag-mid-season","tag-pink-beefsteak"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3291"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3293,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3291\/revisions\/3293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}