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HOME :: Wine tours to Moldova
Prints of the grape leaf "Vitus Teutonica", with millions of years old, were found in this region, near the village Naslavcea.
Grapes, «filled in with the sun», sweetened by the summer, heady scent of autum, is the visit card of Moldova. Not for nothing on the political map of the world the republic follows the contours of her shape.
A symbol of Moldovan wine is the white stork, carrying in its beak a life-giving bunch of grapes, which saved and given force besieged one of the Moldovan fortresses.
Even in the I century BC, Greek colony on the Danube, Dniester, the Prut exported in the cities of Ellada a large quantity of wine.
In the Middle Ages, many red wines purchased Russian monasteries, in particular Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra)
In XIX century Bessarabia, became one of the biggest wine exporters in the region.
Today, Moldova is in the top ten countries in the world - of major producers of wine and grapes.
Tourists are invited to visit the legendary 8 wine cellars, where the collection of wines, known far beyond the country.
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| | WINE TOUR «MILESTII MICI WINE CAVES»
Milestii Mici galleries lasts over 200 kilometers and were noted in Guinness World Records Book as the most large wine collection in Europe. «Golden Collection» contains over 2 million bottles of harmonious wines. |
 | | WINE TOUR «CRICOVA WINE UNDERGROUND CITY»
«Cricova» is a true pearl of Moldavian wine cellars, possessing the Wine National Collection and wine tasting halls. Cricova's limestone mines are almost 60 km in length. |
 | | WINE TOUR «BRANESTI CELLARS»
The wine cellars in Branesti is situated near the Old Orhei. The total length of its galleries lasts up to 58 km, with 60 m beneath the surface. |
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WINE TOUR «CHATEAU VARTELY»
Chateau Vartely is a modern tourist complex, situated in the Orhei city, which represents 4 hotel-type houses, 2 restaurant rooms, 3 wine tasting rooms. |
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| | WINE TOUR TO TOURIST COMPLEX «PURCARI»
Purcari winery was founded in 1827, on the former lands of Afono-Zagraf Monastery. In unical architectural ensemble, built in the style of French wineries, you would spend beautiful time, tasting «The legend poured in bottles».
Wine Tour to Tourist complex «PURCARI» / Repubclic of MoldovaWine Tour to Tourist complex «PURCARI» / Repubclic of Moldova |
 | | WINE TOUR «COJUSNA»
Cojusna winery was founded in 1908. Wine cellar possesses with 2 wine tasting rooms: "Stone Hall", decorated Gothic style and "European White Hall". |
 | | WINE TOUR «IALOVENI»
«Ialoveni» founded in 1953, is the single winery in Moldova, that produces famuos wines on classical spanish technology Jerez (Heres, Sherries).
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 | | TASTING OF DIVINS (cognacs) «BARDAR»
Excursion, Tasting:
2 strong wines of Portwain and Madeira types and
Bardar divins (cognacs) of 4, 5, 7 and 10 years old. |
In addition to this there are many interesting natural-geographical and historic-archeological objects in Moldova, which provide pleasant pastimes: hunting, fishing, excursions, etc.
The emblem of Moldovan wines is the white stork. A legend says that a huge army was besieging the fortress of Soroca. Though the siege lasted for months, the fortress could not be conquered. Why? Because several storks had their nests in the fortress, and they were bringing grapes from nearby vineyards for their chicks. The soldiers, as well as the baby storks, ate the grapes. The grapes gave the soldiers strength and they could repel every attack of the enemy with increased strength.
When the Voevod (Governor) of Moldova arrived with his army, he freed the fortress and drove off the enemy. All the soldiers who had been under siege in the fortress were alive and unharmed. Since then, out of gratitude to the white storks, local people greet them on the outskirts of their communities when spring arrives and when autumn starts they see them off. White storks are considered to bring good luck and spread the fame of Moldovan viticulture and winemakers to the far corners of the world.
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