Moldova wines

The Moldova (formerly Moldavia) is independent since 1991 but has always gravitated Romanian and Soviet orbit and its vineyards are also the result of the Russian plans, and even before, the interest of the Romanovs who made 600ha planted to Cabernet, Merlot, Malbec, and Rkatsiteli Aligoté vignerons from France and founded here, the first wine school in the area of Russia Stauceni. As a supplier in Russia in the nineteenth century, in Moldova have built huge and sophisticated wineries not only for table wines but also for sherry (a Ialeveni), sparkling wine (a Cricova) and brandy (Balti).


Currently Moldovans cultivate a vineyard of the area 180.000ha more favorable is the south central part around the capital, Chisinau. His most famous vineyard is Purcari in the south-east, where Cabernet and knowledge, great red grape of Georgia Dark and juicy, they create a magnificent wine. When the harvest of Negru de Provided in 1963, was introduced in the West in 1992, caused a sensation so that even the Penfolds, Australia, formed a joint venture with the Moldovans.