Moldovan wine

Moldova along with Romania are famous for their wines. Many families have their own recipes and strands of grapes that have been passed on through generations. One can not visit a family without being offered their wine. Several brands have been exported to bordering countries. The most famous, Cricova, is also exported to the United States.

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One of the historic wines stored - Mosel 1936
(from Herman Goering's private stock found in Königsberg and liberated by the Red Army)

Main Wine Producers

• Cricova
• Milestii Mici
• Aroma - divin's producer
• Dionysos Mereni

Flori - Kagor, Kagor, Muscat, Isabella, Lidia, Zamfira, Traminer, Vitis - Cabernet Sauvignon, Vitis - Isabella, Vitis - Lidia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Feteasca, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

• Vitis Hincesti

Chardonnay Premium, Merlot, Rosu de Hincesti

• Barza Albă

Belii Aist, Balti, Speranta, Bucuria, Prazdnicinii, Codru

• Interalco

Kagor

White Wines

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Cricova Aligote

Aligote: original wine. Colour: from light-straw to golden one, pleasant fine, distinctive taste with a shade of violet.

Pinot group (Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc): Wine has golden shades and harmonious delicate taste.

Riesling Rein: after 1,5 years of seasoning it obtain the particular freshness, refinement, flower fragrance with the pleasant tints of fir and pine pitches.

Sauvignon: full-bodied fragrance and taste of black currants, and black currants leaves. During the maturity this wine obtaines pleasant gold shades.

Chardonnay: The colour is light gold shades.

Traminer: Predominating shades of rose and dogrose leaves.

Feteasca Alba: fresh wine with full-bodied flower bouquet. The colour - from light green to bright green.

Red Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon: King of red wines. Color is intensive dark-red.

Merlot: With shades of sweet-cherry and/or cherry, the wine has long aftertaste.

Pinot Noir: full-bodied, oily wine. It is used as a base in blend wines.

News

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September 16 2005

Moldavian "Milestii Mici" Collection Put on Guinness Book as Europe's Largest

The Moldavian wine collection "Milestii Mici" has been awarded ISO-9001 certificate as Europe's largest; the Guinness Book commission took nearly a year to consider the MM application, company CEO Mihail Maciuc told a news conference Thursday.

"The declared collection comprises 1.5 mln bottles; this week the official Guinness certificate has finally arrived," Maciuc said.

Stretching foR 200 Km, of which only 50 km are currently in use, the Milestii Mici cellar complex is also the largest in Europe.

Overall, the complex holds nearly 2 mln bottles dating back to the XX century 80's. More than 70% of the stored wines are red, 20% are white and about 10% are dessert ones. The most valuable items of this collection, 480 euros a bottle, were produced in 1973-74; they are now exported only to Japan.

External links

• [1] - All about Moldavian wines
• [2] - Cricova wineries
• [3] - Aroma SA - Moldavian brandy producer
• [4] - Moldavian wines in the Slovak Republic (sk)