Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the world’s biggest economic crisis in more than a century. All spheres of people’s lives were affected. Its impact and consequences are particularly sensitive for agriculture, for which human resources are of particular importance. The viticulture sector as part of the agricultural industry was also seriously affected. The historical division of Old and New World in winemaking naturally separates producers in different countries. They were affected differently and therefore differed in their perceptions of the crisis (Niklas et al., 2022). Preliminary data suggest that the recovery from the crisis will be as uneven as the initial and economic impacts (The World Bank, 2022). Bulgaria, as a country with centuries-old traditions in viticulture and winemaking, belongs to the countries of the Old World, which suffers the consequences of its historical development and has its own specificity.
The purpose of this report is to detect and analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the viticulture sector and the population of Bulgaria in the period 2019-2022. To achieve this, a literature survey and correlation analysis were conducted, through which it was obtained an up-to-date view of the situation in the country.
Key words: COVID-19, viticulture, winemaking, population, correlation analysis