Guide
Guides to Moldovan wine
Guides from our winery at Răzeni to Moldovan wine: National Wine Day, the wine regions and their history, wineries near Chișinău, food and wine, and the grapes behind our wines. Every guide lists its sources at the end.
Articles and guides
National Wine DayNational Wine Day in Moldova: the 2027 date and a winery visitMoldova celebrates National Wine Day every year on the first weekend of October; in 2027 that is 2 and 3 October. Here is where the festival comes from, what happened…
CodruCodru wine region: Moldova’s central PGICodru is Moldova’s central wine region and one of its three protected geographical indications (PGIs) for wine. Here is where it lies, what it is known for, and which…
Wine regionsMoldova wine regions: the four PGIs on the mapMoldova’s wine map is drawn by its protected geographical indications: three wine regions, Codru, Ștefan Vodă and Valul lui Traian, and Divin, which covers the whole…
HistoryMoldova wine history: from 3000 BC to the PGI eraWine has been made in what is now Moldova for about five thousand years. Here is the short version, from the first vines to today’s protected regions, with the story of…
Wine tourismWineries near Chisinau: cellars, distances and toursSeveral of Moldova’s best-known wineries are within an hour or so of Chișinău, and most ask you to book ahead. Here is what the main ones are known for, how far they…
Food and wineMoldovan food and wine pairing: sarmale, mămăligă, plăcinte and the grillMoldovan cooking is simple and generous: plăcinte, sarmale, mămăligă with brânză and sour cream, and meat from the grill. Here is what the dishes are, a few rules of…
QualityIs Moldovan wine good? What competitions and critics sayPlenty of independent evidence says yes. Here is what international competitions, critics and the country’s quality system say, with our own wines as examples, so you…
Wine stylesDry vs semi-sweet wine: the four sugar levels explainedDry, medium dry, medium sweet (what many shops call semi-sweet) and sweet wines differ in how much sugar is left in the wine: up to 4 g/l for dry (9 g/l if the wine is…
GiftsWhat to buy in Moldova: wine and other souvenirsWine is the obvious souvenir from Moldova, whose wines sell in 71 countries according to the National Office for Vine and Wine; divin (Moldovan wine brandy), crafts and…
Food pairingWine and cheese pairing: fresh, aged and blue cheeseFresh cheeses go with crisp dry whites, dry rosés and sparkling wine; hard, aged cheeses with tannic reds or fuller whites; blue cheeses with sweet wine. The basic rule…
