Feteascā Regalā, Crâmposie, Feteascā Albā, Feteascā Neagrā, Cadarca, Negru de Drāgāsani and Tāmâioasā Româneascā are some of the premium wines from the land of Romania.
Romanian wine is famous for attracting wine enthusiasts over the years. Can you believe that Napoleon was a fan of the Romanian grape varieties? Well, the wine industry in Romania has a long history. Find out about the best wine regions and things to do in Romania.
Top 9 Premium Wines from Romania Worth Listing
Over the years, Romanian wine has attracted a lot of Europeans because of its low prices. Grapevines were growing wild in the historical regions of Romania thousands of years ago. For instance, the Vitis Silvestrii species was the foundation for the well-known Dacian grapevine.
The Romanian region had a long history as one of Europe's largest wine producers. Unfortunately, many economic factors led to a decline in the wine industry after 1990. Over the past ten years, Romania's wine production has improved.
There are over 250 wine cellars in the country, but only 140 make and sell bottled wine. You can visit Romania's wine cellars in April through October. Most wineries offer wine-tasting sessions, with Bucharest, Iasi, and Cluj-Napoca as the most popular tasting points.
Wine Areas in Romania
You can find Romanian grapevines throughout the country. They can range from Romanian grape varieties to international wine varieties.
Moldavian wines
Dobrogea's wines
Wallachia's wines
Banat's wines Crisana and Maramures' wines
Transylvania's wines
The Road of Romanian Wine & Vine
Due to their high altitude, the counties of Brasov, Covasna, Harghita, and Suceava are the only ones that are unable to produce romanian wine.
As a result, to locate the best wine region, a trip on the road of vines and wines requires us to traverse Romania's territory. Moldavia's wineries and vineyards will be your first stop, followed by Dobrogea, Wallachia, the western regions of Banat, Crisana, and Maramures, and finally, Transylvania. Isn't it exciting?
The vineyards in Moldavia cover a surface area of 90,000 hectares. It extends from the northern region of Botosani to the southern region of Vrancea. You can attend The "Bachus" International Vine and Wine Festival in Vrancea in Moldavia.
1. Domeniile Tohani
The Tohani Vineyards are in Dealu Mare, Romania's viticultural capital. According to official records, a vineyard has been in this area since 1773. Prince Nicholas of Romania, the second son of King Ferdinand I of Romania, acquired ownership of the Tohani Vineyards in 1930. There are more than 100,000 bottles of Romanian wine in the location's Winery.
It's important to note that the Domeniile Tohani vineyards are on the 45th parallel in the north. The extra days of sunshine enable the grapes to ripen more and accumulate more sugar, producing a potent and fragrant wine.
The 500 hectares of vineyards provide ideal growing conditions for Fetească Neagră due to the soil's richness. Their most well-liked Romanian wine is Apogeum, a dry red wine from the Fetească Neagră grape. In 2014, it won the gold medal at one of the most prestigious wine competitions in the world, the "Concours Mondial de Bruxelles."
2. Averesti Winery
The Averesti Winery was constructed in 1874 on the Husi Vineyards in the northeastern part of Moldavia. The Winery covers an area of 550 hectares. It is home to both indigenous and imported varieties of wine.
The Romanian wine with the highest acidity, Zghihara de Huși, stands out for its tart flavor and apple-like aroma of sorrel.
The white blend Feteasca Regală, which can be sweet, dry, or off-dry, is another Romanian wine worth mentioning. The sweet wine has a 22g/l sugar content and 12% alcohol by volume, making it ideal for pairing with white meat, fruits, and lovely cheeses.
3. Murfatlar Winery
The Murfatlar Vineyard covers approximately 2,600 hectares. In 1907, grapes like Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, and Muscat Ottonel—an indigenous grape—were planted close to the Black Sea.
The Experimental Vinicultural Murfatlar Resort was established in 1943 as a result of the success of the vineyards in the area. They added Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat Ottonel, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot to their expanded selection of grape varietal wines.
4. The Alcovin-Măcin Winery
The Alcovin-Măcin Grape plantation spreads over 300 hectares and is the authority wine provider of the Romanian Illustrious House. Pelegrin, Curtea Regală, Renatus, Tres Rosae, and Trei Brate are the five major wine brands of the Winery. Each of these brands produces a wide range of wines.
One of its most prized wines is the Aligoté Curtea Regală. This young, refreshing white wine is Dry, has a moderate acidity, an average alcohol percentage by volume, and is young. It was the preferred wine of King Michael of Romania and went well with white meats, particularly oily fish and cheeses.
5. Cotnari
Cotnari is a major wine-producing commune in Romania. It is best known for its Grasă de Cotnari. This wine variety has been in Romania since Stephen the Great's reign (1457–1504).
Botrytized white wine known as Grasă de Cotnari has a high residual sugar content of up to 300 grams per liter. The color of a well-made wine is golden yellow. Despite its high sugar content, it maintains a fine acidic structure and an alcohol by volume of between 11.5 and 14%. It lasts long; It changes color from a light yellow to a dark yellow with a hint of orange.
The Winery also produces Tămâioasă Românească, Fetească Albă, and Francușă, besides to Grasă de Cotnari.
6. Wallachia's Wineries
Wallachia is home to one of Romania's most prominent grapevine cultures. It covers 104,000 hectares, and includes the historic regions of Muntenia and Oltenia. The climate is slightly warmer than the rest of Romania in the southern part of the country. This region is well-known not only for its excellent white wines but also for its red and colored wines.
7. Aurelia Visinescu's Domeniile Sahateni Vineyards
Domeniile Săhăteni is a winery in Buzău County. Its vineyards are in Dealu Mare, a commune known for making wine and surrounded by the majestic Carpathian Mountains. Their vineyards cover an area of 82 hectares. Their winemaking stle combines Old World and New World methods to produce batches. It ranges from 2,500 to 20,000 bottles.
At Domeniile Sahateni, the grapes Fetească Albă, Tămâioasă Românească, and Fetească Neagră, all from Romania, as well as Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Cabernet Sauvignon, and other international varieties, are grown. Aurelia Vișinescu's signed wines have won numerous prestigious international competitions.
8. Lilac Vineyards
Wine Tourist Magazine is in the remote village of Lechinţa in Bistriţa-Năsăud County. There, German settlers who cultivated grapevines at the foothills of the Carpathians produced wine long before the Roman Empire.
Since 2010, Liliac has been making wines in the center of Transylvania.
9. Jidvei Vineyards
Herodotus first mentioned grapevine cultivation in the Târnavelor region in 1200. Official documents referred to the area as Weinland – The Land of Wine. Although the Jidvei Winery produces more than 30 different wines, it is best known for its Dry and Off-Dry white wines.
Additionally, Jidvei is a famous brandy and sparkling wine producer.
Final Word
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