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Vinia Traian

Post author By Ana Efros
Post date September 25, 2021

Vinia Traian Winery

Vinia Traian was founded in 1975 and is one of the biggest enterprises in the Republic of Moldova engaged in wine production.

The company is located in the southern part of the Republic of Moldova, at the intersection of the borders between the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania. This wine-growing area is exceptional, being located on the southern slopes of the Bugeac Steppe, in the area with protected geographical indication Valul lui Traian, at max 7 km distance away from the factory. The vineyards are placed at the same latitude as many other famous wine areas in Europe, which is why the Vinia Traian can boast of a special wine terroir for grape cultivation, suited for the production of selected wines, recognised with the most prestigious awards. The winemaking process is complied with ISO 22000: 2005 Certificate, implemented 12 years ago.

“The key words that characterise us are professionalism, quality, reasonable prices, fairness and respect for partners, flexibility in negotiations, own plantations, stability, availability, and respect for traditions.”

1975

Products

Wine “DeLaVal Inspiration 2017”

The DeLaVal Inspiration 2017 is a red, dry wine with a 13.5% of alcohol. This wine has a complex structure, a delicate bouquet and a delicious aroma of dried fruits and ripe sour cherries.

Wine “Chardonnay 2017”

The Chardonnay 2017 is a white, dry wine with a 12.0% level of alcohol. Its colour is straw-yellow, and its aromas are of white fruits. It has an ample and harmonious taste.

Wine “Merlot 2017”

Merlot 2017 is a rose, dry wine with a 13.5% of alcohol. It has a delicate pink colour, a soft, harmonious taste with nuances of forest berries and an expressive aroma characteristic of this variety.

Tourist information

Reservation required: Yes
Minimum number of guests in the group – 10 people. Maximum number of guests in a group should not exceed 24 people
Open hours (Monday – Sunday): 11:00 – 17:00
Period: All year round
Spoken languages: Romanian, English

Essentials

Excursions and Wine Tastings
Wine and Souvenir Shop
Weddings, Corporate Events and Conferences
Lunch and Dinner

Sightseeing in the area

The monument to the Battle of Cahul
Trajan’s Wall
The Vorontsov monument

Contacts

Address: Găvănoasa village, Cahul district, MD-5317, Republic of Moldova

Direction

Tel: +373 29957428, +373 22240480

Fax: +373 29321270

E-mail: vintraian-vl@mtc.md,

office@viniatraian.md

www.viniatraian.md

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Tronciu

Post author By Ana Efros
Post date September 25, 2021

Tronciu Winery

Tronciu Winery is located at the mouth of the Lapusnița River in Pereni village, Pașcani commune of the Hîncești district. It is part of the dynasty of viticulturists and winemakers in its 4th generation.

The household of Nicolae Tronciu has become a small family business, producing quality wine which excels through its unique character and nature.

The wines are made with passion and dedication, in a limited volume, primarily designated for connoisseurs who know how to appreciate a wine created by efforts of a modest and honest man. Mr. Nicolae Tronciu gets fully involved into the entire viticulture and winemaking process for this reason consumers can feel the special character of the wine in each bottle.

The producer offers dry and semi-dry wines produced of Feteasca Neagră varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. The wines can be enjoyed with authentic traditional food characteristic for the Codru area.

2017

Tourist information

Reservation required: Yes
Open hours (Monday – Sunday): 10:00 – 21:00
Period: All year round
Spoken languages: Romanian, Russian, Italian

Essentials

Guided Tours and Wine Tastings
Carriage and Bicycle Tours
Familiarisation with Traditions and Customs of the Region
Wine and Souvenir Shop
Lunch and Dinner

Sightseeing in the area

Chișinău
Bardar Zoo
Manuc Bei Castle in Hincesti town
Curtea Domnească in Lapușna village
The Church “Schimbarea la Față” with four porches in Pereni village

Contacts

Address: Lăpuşna village, Pereni, Republic of Moldova

Direction

Tel: +373 68056213

www.facebook.com/tronciuwines

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Javgur

Post author By Ana Efros
Post date September 25, 2021

Javgur Winery

Built in 1957 in the village of Javgur of the Cimișlia district, Javgur Winery is part of a natural amphitheatre of rare beauty, located on the ancient “Valul lui Traian de Sus”, stretching from the Prut to the Dniester River.

Here, a real poetry is born from the manually harvested grapes, cared with love, on an area of 87 ha of vineyards, and subsequently bottled under their names of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet etc. Javgur Winery belongs to the zone with PGI “Ştefan Vodă”. The goal of the winery is to make special, high-quality wines that reflect the terroir and people’s connection with nature, by using modern technologies and also by respecting the traditions of previous generations. Here, winemaking means work, art, skill, lifestyle, and traditions transmitted from generation to generation. Scutaru family’s passion for winemaking passes its philosophy into each glass of wine. Javgur Winery produces wines that preserve family values.

1957

Products

Wine “Sauvignon Blanc”

This is an elegant wine with a greenish yellow colour and fresh aromas of tropical fruits. It has a fruity taste with a balanced acidity.

Wine “Chardonnay”

This is a fresh wine of a greenish yellow colour, with an expressive aroma of flowers and mango and with fresh and harmonious taste.

Wine “Cabernet Sauvignon”

This is a noble wine, of dark ruby colour, with aromas of plums, sour cherries, black currant and with a full and velvety taste.

Tourist information

Reservation required: Yes
Groups out of at least 4 people
Open hours (Friday – Sunday): 11:00 – 19:00
Period: All year round
Spoken languages: Romanian, Russian, English, Italian

Essentials

Guided Tours and Wine Tasting
Tasting Room (up to 14 people)
Pavilion (up to 10 people)
Wine and Souvenir Shop
Lunch and Dinner
Personalised Wine Orders
Wine Tastings during the Wine Production Process (August – October)
Participation in Grape Harvesting and Wine Production (August-November)
Water bike rides on the Lake near the Winery

Sightseeing in the area

Fortification of “Valul lui Traian De sus” complex
The ethnographic museum in the Cimișlia town
Picturesque view of the Lake, the winery and of the vineyards
Plum orchard, walnuts, blackberries, table grape plantations

Contacts

Address: Ialpujeni village, Cimișlia district, Republic of Moldova

Direction

Tel: +373 24179640, +373 69500300

E-mail: vinaria.javgur@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/VinariaJavgurMD/

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Vinaria din Vale

Post author By Ana Efros
Post date September 25, 2021

Vinaria din Vale Winery

The Vinăria din Vale Winery is the largest producer and exporter of wines in the Republic of Moldova. However, above all, this is a family business, the development of which is supported by the entire Davidescu family.

The winery is located in the southern region of the Republic of Moldova, within Lunca Prutului de Jos – the first biosphere protected by UNESCO – where the winery holds over 1000 ha of its own vineyards. Vinăria din Vale Winery uses the most innovative and advanced technologies for the production of quality wines, aged in over 400 French oak barrels.

2002

Products

Wine “7 Coline”

From generation to generation 7 Coline are considered perfect wines, produced from the vine that grows lavishly on 7 magnificent hills in the Bugeac Steppe, in the south of the Republic of Moldova.

Wine “Fetească Neagră Premium”

Fetească Neagră Premium wine holds the top gold medals in the country, it is a product that has been appreciated over the years by consumers and by national and international experts.

Wine “Apogeu”

The passionate nuances of Malbec, the elegance of Fetească Neagră and the finesse of Rară Neagră constitute the three constellations brought together with the purpose of achieving a balance of inner height.

Tourist information

Reservation required: Yes
Open hours (Monday – Friday): 10:00 – 18:00
Period: All year round
Spoken languages: Romanian, English

Essentials

Guided Tours and Wine Tasting
Wine and Souvenir Shop
Lunch and Dinner
Tasting Room

Sightseeing in the area

Chișinău
Beleu Lake
Museum of History, Ethnography, and the Land Study (Tartaul village)

Contacts

Address: 8 Basarabia str., Cantemir city, Republic of Moldova

Direction

Tel: +373 68464647

E-mail: sales@vinaria.md

www.vinaria.md

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Branesti Wine Cellars

Post author By Ana Efros
Post date September 25, 2021

Branești Wine Cellars

The Brănești Winery is located inside an old limestone mine with galleries extending over a distance of 75 km and occupying an area of 75 ha.

The entire architecture is constructed at a 60 meters depth, which makes it possible to maintain a constant temperature of 12-14 degrees and 90-92% humidity all year round. Next to the natural conditions comes the skilfulness of people which transform the grapes into a Bahic beverage. The winery possesses about 800 ha of vineyards located in a beautiful forest area, on the coast of Orheiul Vechi village, but also in the Romanești and Tudora villages.

Most wine production is exported to China, USA, Poland, Germany, Romania, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Baltic States, etc.

The winery is pioneering the first underground hotel in Moldova and is developing a unique “Stone Age” tourist complex. This will offer visitors an opportunity to experience life in a cave, as it would have been in the Stone Age, with small touches of the modern epoch. Here you can enjoy cave life away from the noise of modern civilization and eve-ryday worries.

Tourists will have the opportunity to discover the underground galleries, to taste wine in the rooms specially arranged for tastings, to rent places for wine storage, and to participate in cultural events, organised in the performance hall. Soon, the hotel rooms, the SPA area and Stone Age restaurant will also be ready, where no access to internet and telecommunications will exist, so that tourists can fully enjoy life in the cave (mobile con-nection will be available at the entrance to this complex).

Branesti Winery is easy to find because Brănești village is located near Orheiul Vechi (5 km away), 20 km away from Orhei town and 50 km away from Chisinau.

2016

Tourist information

Reservation required: Yes
Open hours (Monday – Friday): 11:00 – 15:00 Open hours (Saturday – Sunday): 11:00 – 20:00
Period: All year round
Spoken languages: Romanian, Russian

Essentials

Wine Collections
Wine and Souvenir Shop
Weddings, Corporate Events and Conferences
Lunch and Dinner
Restaurants
Tasting rooms
Guided Tours and Wine Tastings
Wineries

Sightseeing in the area

Orheiul Vechi cave monastery
Curchi Monastery – monks monastery established in the XVIII – XIX centuries

Contacts

Address: Brănești village, Orhei district, MD-3515, Republic of Moldova

Direction

Tel: +373 69164445, +373 23559999

E-mail: alexcor79@mail.ru, pivbran@mail.ru

www.facebook.com/EpocadePiatra

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Chateau Purcari

Post author By Ana Efros
Post date September 25, 2021

Chateau Purcari

Nestled in the countryside unfurling between the Dniester River and the Black Sea, Purcari’s modern technologies and traditional delights rests among verdant hillsides. Nearby lakes offer fishing, boating, and other relaxing pursuits that heighten the senses.

At the Château, great wines naturally meet with great gastronomic experiences. A la carte food accompanied by wonderful Purcari wines will be appreciated by food connoisseurs and discerning travellers. European cuisine lovers will appreciate house specialties, and those who prefer traditional food can taste the masterpieces of Moldovan cuisine.

The Château is known to the whole world for its premium wines, which have received awards and praise from international competitions like Decanter, Challenge International du Vin, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, International Wine and Spirit Competition as well as the legendary patronage of the royal court of Great Britain.

Your visit to Purcari will be love at first sight, and the perfect background for a lifetime of memories.

1827

Products

Negru de Purcari

This wine is characterised by a reddish-brown colour with hues of sweet fruit-ripe plums and figs – appearing over time which, in the end, are accompanied by fine aromas of spices and saffron.

Viorica de Purcari

This wine has a light golden colour with hues of amber. The aroma is dominated by exotic flowers and fruits. Its taste is full, opulent, and complex with nuances of almond and vanilla.

Grande Cuvée de Purcari

Prolonged maturation in the bottle gives a persistent and fine pearl appearance. The light-yellow colour is ennobled by citrus aromas and a complex taste with nuances of peach.

Tourist information

Reservation required: Yes
Open hours: 24/7
Period: All year round
Spoken languages: Romanian, Russian, English

Essentials

Accommodation
Excursions and Wine Tastings
Wine and Souvenir Shop
Weddings, Corporate Events and Conferences
Restaurant

Sightseeing in the area

The Dniester River
Odessa (Ukraine)
Monasteries in the Black Sea area
Chișinău (1.5h)

Contacts

Address: 10B Calea Ieșilor str, Chișinău city, MD-2028, Republic of Moldova

Direction

Tel: +373 60121221, +373 60909005

E-mail: turism@purcari.md

www.purcari.wine

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Poiana

Post author By Ana Efros
Post date September 25, 2021

Poiana Winery

For hundreds of years, the inhabitants of our lands have been taming vines, this being a symbol of continuity and eternity. While our wines have become a bearer of the country’s fame all over the world, this fame, to some extent, has its origin in the Ulmu commune.

The Poiana Winery is located near the Ulmu village, in the middle of a wonderful mead-ow. The wine is produced from grapes originating from our own vineyard, cared for with great passion by our workers. The secret of a wine lies in the grapes. The grapes are manually harvested in mid-autumn from fruiting vineyards, ripe in the sun. This explains the noble taste of the wine.

The Poiana winery is surrounded by the most beautiful secular forests – Codru.

1975

Tourist information

Reservation required: Yes
Open hours (Monday – Friday): 10:00 – 18:00 (Saturday – Sunday): 11:00 – 20:00
Period: All year round
Spoken languages: Romanian, Russian, English, French

Essentials

Accommodation
Wine Tasting (minimum 5 people groups for tastings)
Wine and Souvenir Shop
Weddings, Corporate Events and Conferences
Restaurants
Trips by Boats
Excursion to the forester’s house (only for groups of maximum 8 persons)
Bicycle trips to discover the surroundings of Poiana Winery

Sightseeing in the area

Chișinău
The nature reserve Moldovan Codrii

Contacts

Address: Ulmu village, on the route Chisinau-Leuseni, Republic of Moldova

Direction

Tel: +373 79749725

E-mail: vinariapoiana@gmail.com

www.poiana.wine

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Podgoria Vin

Post author By Ana Efros
Post date September 24, 2021

Podgoria Vin Winery

“Art is an adventure towards an unknown world, which can be explored only by the ones who dare to take risks.”

Indeed, grape cultivation and winemaking is an art and the talent, ambition and professionalism constitute the strengths of its development. The Podgoria Vin is a wine company from the South of the Republic of Moldova, which ventured to discover and promote this art. The Podgoria Vin is a company that has been blessed to set up its vineyards and wineries in an area with a special microclimate. We believe that the key to our success lies in the fidelity to the cultivation traditions, inherited from our ancestors, combined with the most modern grape processing technologies, all finding reflection in our wines.

The core priority of our company is producing high quality wines, and the terroir, the vine architecture and the love for wines constitute the main pillars of this process. We are proud to own over 400 ha of vines, in the southern region of the Republic of Moldova, in PGI Valul lui Traian. The vine varieties that we grow include European varieties such as Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Riesling, Kerner, Aligote, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot and traditional local varieties such as Feteasca Albă, Feteasca Regală, Viorica, Feteasca Neagră and Rară Neagră.

1999

Products

Wine “Genesis Rhein Riesling”

It is characterised by a full, harmonious taste, a straw-yellow colour and aromas of fine jasmine, freshly mowed grass, and wildflowers.

Wine “Libera”

It has a full and structured taste, an intense ruby-red colour and a balanced aroma of dried fruits and bitter chocolate.

Wine “Libera”

This wine has got a slightly spicy, full, and harmonious taste, with fine nuances of dark chocolate, and is characterised by a ruby-red colour, and an aroma of fruit and black cherries.

Tourist information

Reservation required: Yes
Open hours (Friday – Sunday): 11:00 – 19:00
Period: All year round
Spoken languages: Romanian, Russian, English, French

Essentials

Wine tasting
Wine and Souvenir Shop
Lunch and Dinner
Wine Tastings during the Production Process (August – October)
Participation to the Wine Production Process (August-October)
Personalised Wine Orders

Sightseeing in the area

Holy Three Hierarchs Church (Lingura village)
Museum of History and Ethnography (Tartaul village)
Craft and artistic weaving centre (Ciobalaccia village)
ATV rides in the Tigheci forest
Cold store facility
Water storage reservoir
Fruit and vegetable drier (August – November)
Vineyards of various types and architecture
Orchards of plums, apples and sour cherries of various types and architecture

Contacts

Address: Lingura village, Cantemir district, Republic of Moldova

Direction

Tel: +373 79701672

E-mail: office@podgoriavin.md

www.podgoriavin.md

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Novak

Post author By Ana Efros
Post date September 24, 2021

Novak Winery

The Novak winery promotes a new vision of traditional winemaking in the southern region of the Republic of Moldova, which combines traditions with innovative technologies. Each bottle of wine produced here also means the promotion of high-quality wine.

The wines produced by this winery are distinguished by their deep, intense taste and rich bouquet in sense of the best traditions of the Old World. The Novak vineyards are located in Comrat, Tartaul and Ciobalaccia village, Cantemir district. The classic varieties pre-sent here include Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Malbec which are cultivated together with such traditional local varieties as Rară Neagră, Feteasca Regală and others.

The winery succeeded to rebirth a number of forgotten varieties such as Alb de Onițcani and Floricica, varieties thought by some experts lost in history.

2004

Products

Wine “Novak Red Blend 2”

This is a blend of Saperavi 50%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20% and Feteasca Neagra 5%. It has a dark red colour, with aromas of wild fruits and oriental spices.

Wine “Pinot Noir 2017”

This is a wine with rich aromas of red berries, cherries, and spices. The perfect combination of acidity and silky tannins generates a long and pleasant taste.

Wine “Alb de Onitcani Classic 2018”

This wine has a golden colour with greenish hues, a complex aroma of white flowers with fine nuances of yellow fruit. Its soft, balanced taste conveys a special flavour.

Tourist information

Reservation required: Yes
Open hours (Friday – Sunday): 11:00 – 19:00
Period: All year round
Spoken languages: Romanian, Russian, English, French

Essentials

Wine tasting
Wine and Souvenir Shop
Lunch and Dinner
Wine Tastings during the Production Process
Participation to Wine Production Process (August-October)
Personalised Wine Orders

Sightseeing places in the area

Church of Holy Three Hierarchs (Lingura village)
Museum of History and Ethnography (Tartaul village)
Craft and artistic weaving centre (Ciobalaccia village)
ATV rides in the Tigheci forest
Cold storage facility
Water storage reservoir
Fruit and vegetable drier (August – November)
Vineyards of various types and architecture
Orchards of plums, apples and sour cherries of various types and architecture

Contacts

Address: Lingura village, Cantemir district, Republic of Moldova

Directions

Tel: +373 68888814

E-mail: novakwinery@gmail.com, novakwinery.sales@gmail.com

www.novak.md

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Milestii Mici

Post author By Ana Efros
Post date September 24, 2021

Milestii Mici Winery

The history of Milestii Mici winery starts from an old stone-extracting mine, located only 20 km away from Chișinău, the capital of the Republic of Moldova.

The 200 km of underground galleries, out of which the limestone deposits had been ex-tracted, turned out to offer perfect conditions for long-term storage of wines at a relative humidity of 85-95% and a constant temperature of 12-14° C. Thus, was born a place for wine maturation at 40-80 meters depth underground. In the 1970s, the huge oak barrels were installed, in which carefully selected wines, produced out of the best vineyards of our country, started to be stored.

Milestii Mici Winery specialises in the production, storage, and marketing of wines. Wine tourism, which came from a large flow of tourists on a daily basis, thus, transformed dur-ing the last 15 years into a new and rapidly developing area of focus for us.

Indisputably, Golden Collection Milestii Mici is the calling card not only of the Winery, but for the country, as it was qualified in 2005 by the Guinness World Records as the largest collection of wines in the world. This is an absolutely impressive place with about 1.5 mil-lion bottles of wine deposited at 80 meters underground. Visitors have the opportunity to rent wine vats in which they can store their wines.

“Here we store a collection of exclusive old wines, part of the National Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Moldova, hidden in a secret cave, which have survived over time and also survived the wine prohibition during the Soviet times”.

1969

Products

Wine “Negre de Mileștii Mici 2011”

This is a dry red wine, produced by blending Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Franc wines. It is considered a fine and elegant wine, created with passion.