About Romanian wine

Romania numbers among the few countries in the world that benefits of such favorable conditions for vine growing and wine making, which can produce such a great variety of wines.

Romania has always offered some of the most exciting and interesting wines in the world.

Romania is a major European wine country with rich historic and cultural traditions, many of them directly related to this marvelous drink, rightfully considered divine liquor. Today the country builds its own future in consonance with that of the European Union and in this sense undergoes profound changes, while aspiring to become a valued member of the world wine community as a producer of highly praised quality wines.

Romanian traditional grape varieties

There are two categories of grapes cultivated in Romania: the international varieties imported after the phyloxeric period and the old traditional Romanian varieties. The most known Romanian local varieties are Feteasca Neagra (The Black Maiden), Feteasca Alba (The White Maiden), Feteasca Regala (The Royal Maiden) and Tamaioasa Romaneasca (Romanian Incensed Maiden). All these varieties are unique...

Romanian wine law

Romanian has its own wine law which has been addapted to EU requirements.

The Romanian wine label is easy to read and one can easily understand if the wine is a recognized high quality wine, or just a table wine, if it was bottled directly by the grower or someone else or if the grapes were harvested late or not...

Romanian wine, 6000 years of history

The beginnings of viticulture in this part of the world go back at least 4,000 years. Legends of these places say that the country was so rich in vineyards that it is believed that Dionysos, the god of wine, was born in Thracia, on what is nowadays the territory Dobrogea (South-East of Romania). Romania or Dacia as the Romans knew it, had a well-established wine culture. The abundance of food and fame...

Romanian wine regions

ルーマニアワインは世界中のワインの中でも、独特な風味を持つワインが多く生産されています. ルーマニアワインは近年人気が高まり、ヨーロッパでは良く知れたワイン国として成長しました. 日本国内ではまだよく知られていないルーマニアワインですが、実は古いHistoryがあり、昔から人々に愛されてきました.
Dobrogea (ドブロジャ)
ドブロジャ地方のワインは、昔から人々に愛され、輝かしい産物として称えられてきました. 近年、Tulcea(トゥルチャ市)の近郊で...

Romanian desert wines

ルーマニアの中心部カルパティア山脈の南東に、デアルマーレ (Dealu Mare)というぶどうRegionsがあります. デアルマーレでは6000年前からワインが栽培されていると言われ、この地域はルーマニアワイン業界の心臓であると言われています. 南向きの丘の上のぶどう畑、小石と砂、石灰岩質、粘土がほどよくまじっている土壌、ぶどう栽培に適している気候などの条件が揃っているため、デアルマーレはワインの「楽園」と言われています. この地域ではRed、白、ロゼ、スパークリングなど様々なワインが生み出されていますが、ルーマニア人に一番愛されているのは、「天の恵み」と言われるSweetのデザートワインです...