Wine houses and cellars from Moldova

Moldovan wines are well known throughout the world for their delicate taste, aroma and refinement. The famous vineyards make possible the development of a wide range of wines - from white to ruby, from dry to sweet and strong, from cloudy " to the absolutely transparent. Old wines that are stored in wine cellars and in the chateau, had become a distinctive feature of Moldova. Underground cellars "Milestii Mici" have a length of more than 200 km and were included in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest wine collection in Europe. The "Golden Collection" includes about 2 million bottles of harmonious wine. It is a true underground wine city with its infrastructure, roads (more than 120 km of underground streets!), traffic signs, lights, wine rivers flowing through special tubes, on the banks of which, instead of houses are huge barrels.

The second largest underground city is considered "Cricova". Cricova collection consists of over one million of bottles of old vintage wines. Of course, most of them are produced by Cricova, but there are also wines from many countries of the world, including the famous collection of Hering. Cricova wine cellars were built in 1952, after the Second World War, and wines from the collection of Hering were brought here from Moscow, as compensation for the war. A part of wines came to Georgia, a part to Ukraine, and most of them have been brought to Moldova because of the ideal storage conditions. The wine collection is constantly renewed. Here there is a unique selection of wines, some of them with more than hundred years.

Vartely is a unique Moldovan project for producing wines in Moldova according to classical European standards of quality. On September 7, 2008 it was held the official opening of the tourist complex Chteau Vartely. Its slogan speaks for itself - "Wine. Culture and Leisure Resort. The production side of the Chateau was complemented by the restaurant and hotel complex. Several tasting rooms can simultaneously perform different in content tasting and allow several groups. Winery "Vinria Purcari" was founded in 1827 on the lands of the former Afono-Zagraf Monastery. This is a wonderful opportunity to spend time in a unique architectural ensemble, created in the style of the French wineries, tasting the bottled legend. You will see a cave, where in French oak barrels are stored the best sorts of wine, as well as such exclusive blends as Rou de Purcari and Negru de Purcari. In the mansion's galleries are collected and stored the best collections of Purcari wines, which are patterns, dated from 1948. Also you can visit not less important wine farms in Moldova such as "Branesti", "Cojusna", "Ialoveni", and "Bardar".

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