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Wine of Moldova and How to Visit Wineries
Although many people still don’t know much about Moldovan wine, you certainly will get to know Moldovan wine and wineries very well when you visit Moldova. It’s almost impossible to exaggerate the role that wine plays in Moldova’s cultural life. In fact, archaeological discoveries indicate that Moldova’s wine-making tradition is one of the world’s oldest, dating back 7,000 years to the Neolithic era’s Cucuteni-Trypillian civilization.
Through the centuries, grapes and wine have become an indispensable part of Molodvan customs, traditions and gastronomy. They are also interwoven into Moldovan folklore, myths and legends. Yes, Moldovan wine culture runs deep and Moldovans love to share it with visitors.
Moldova has drawn on its long wine-making tradition to become one of today’s top producers of outstanding vintages. Don’t just take our word for it, however, but look to the fact that Moldovan wines win hundreds of international awards a year. In fact, the Best Red Wine in the World from the 2022 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles came from Fautor Winery in Moldova.
One can see the importance of wine in Moldova by the fact that we have more than 128,000 hectares of land dedicated to vineyards. This is the highest percentage of vineyards to total agricultural land of any country in the world. While Moldovan wineries take up a large portion of these vineyards, it’s also part of the Moldovan culture and tradition for families in the countryside to grow their own grapes and make their own wine to drink at home.
Moldovan wineries specialize not only in well-known international grape varietals like Merlot, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, or Sauvignon Blanc, but they also produce top quality wines made from traditional Moldovan grape varietals like Feteasca Neagra and Rara Neagra for red wines and Feteasca Alba and Feteasca Regala for white wines. Moldova has exclusive rights to use the names of our four wine-producing regions on labels of vintages that originate there and each has their own dedicated wine route: Valul lui Traian, Ștefan Vodă, Codru and Divin.
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It’s a very exciting time for Moldovan wine as in addition to some of the bigger and well-established Moldovan wineries, there are more and more artisanal wineries emerging who are creating quality wines from both international and Moldovan varietals. In addition, many Moldovan wineries not only offer wine tours and wine tastings, but they also have restaurants with traditional Moldovan cuisine or European specialties so you can enjoy their wines paired with a full meal. Quite a few wineries also offer comfortable accommodation after a full day of visiting Moldovan wineries and wine tasting, you can spend the night in the peace and tranquility of the vineyard setting.