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Romanian wine

February 16, 2024

Romania is one of the world's largest wine producers and fifth-largest among European wine-producing countries, after Italy, France, Spain, and Germany. Similar in size to wine-producing countries such as Chile and Portugal but lesser-known on the world wine stage. In 2018 it produced around 5.2 million hectolitres of wine.[1][2] In recent years, Romania has attracted many European business people and wine buyers, due to the affordable prices of both vineyards and wines compared to other wine-producing nations such as France, Germany, and Italy.[3]

A Fetească neagră from Recaș

Romania's most cultivated grape varieties are for white wines Fetească Albă, Fetească Regală, Riesling, Aligoté, Sauvignon, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Tămâioasă Românească, Grasă de Cotnari, Galbenă de Odobești. Also, the main grape varieties for red wines are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Băbească Neagră, Fetească Neagră, Pinot Noir.

History edit

 
The winery of Hagianoff mansion in Manasia, Ialomița County, established in 1899

Romania has one of the oldest wine-making traditions in the world and its viticulture dates back more than 6,000 years.[4] Due to suitable climate, relief and soils, viticulture became a current activity of the local inhabitants mainly in the hilly areas. Numerous local wine grape varieties have been obtained during medieval time by empirical selection, becoming representatives for Romanian wine regions. Up to the phylloxera crisis, each Romanian wine region had its own wine grape assortment, that generated specific local wines. Since the medieval period, wine has been the traditional alcoholic beverage of the Romanians.[citation needed]

In the 1880s phylloxera (a pale yellow sap-sucking insect that attacks the roots of vines) was introduced accidentally also in Romania (1872, Chitorani, Dealul Mare wine-growing region), and over a period of several years destroyed the local viticulture. Restoration of the Romanian viticulture lasted until the beginning of the 20th century, and was done mainly by planting French wine grape varieties such as Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon etc.[5] Besides these, phylloxera-resistant grape hybrids were also planted. Several traditional Romanian wine grapes did survive the phylloxera crisis, and are still cultivated in Romania in the 21st Century.[6]

Romania has about 187,000 hectares of vine plantations; that ranks it on sixth place between the European wine-producing countries.[7] With a wine production of about 4.5 million hl/year, Romania is the thirteenth largest wine-producing country in the world.[8]

Wine-producing regions edit

Main wine regions of Romania are:[9][10]

The Transylvanian Plateau region (Podișul Transilvaniei)

The Moldovan Hills region (Dealurile Moldovei)[11]

The Munteniei & Olteniei Hills region (Dealurile Munteniei și Olteniei)[12]

The Banat Hills region (Dealurile Banatului)

The Crișana Hills region (Dealurile Crișanei) and the Maramureș region (Maramureșului)

The Dobruja Hills region (Colinele Dobrogei)

The Danube Terraces region (Terasele Dunării)

Additional favorable sandy regions in central-southern Romania (Regiunea nisipurilor și altor terenuri favorabile din sudul țării)

Wines edit

The wine grape assortments of Romanian wine-growing regions encompasses many varieties for white, red and aromatic wines. Each wine-growing region has its own traditional grape varieties: Zghihara de Husi and Busuioaca de Bohotin for the Huși wine-growing region; Fetească neagră for the Iași wine-growing region; Grasa de Cotnari and Frâncușa for the Cotnari wine-growing region; Crâmpoșie for the Drăgășani wine-growing region; Băbeasca Neagră for the Nicorești wine-growing region; Iordană și Ardeleancă for the Târnave wine-growing region; or Mustoasă de Măderat for the Miniș wine-growing region.[citation needed]

Each wine-growing region additionally cultivates international wine grape varieties, mainly: Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling italico, Pinot gris and Traminer for white wines; and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot noir for red wines. All these local and international varieties form the basis of many wines, presented mainly under the name of the wine grape variety (e.g. Sauvignon, Feteasca albă, Tămâioasă românească) and less commonly under the name of producer (e.g. DAVINO, ALIRA, LACERTA) or under a marketing name (e.g. Serafim, Bon Viveur, Gramma, René Faure etc.).[citation needed]

Traditional Whites edit

The most known Romanian wine grape varieties for white wines are Fetească albă, Crâmpoșie and Fetească regală. Feteasca albă and Fetească regală produce dry or semi-dry wines, with rich floral aromas. They have a moderate alcohol content (11.5 to 12%) and moderate acidity. Crâmpoșia is known for producing fresh and fruity wines, with moderate alcohol content and pronounced acidity.[citation needed]

Traditional Reds edit

The most known Romanian wine grape variety for red wines is Fetească neagră, originating in the Uricani, Iași wine region. It produces ″dry, demi-dry or sweet wines, with an alcohol content of 12-14%, a deep red colour with ruby shades, and a black currant flavour, which becomes richer and smoother with ageing″.[14]

Traditional Aromatics edit

Among the Romanian aromatic wine grape varieties, the most appreciated and cultivated are Tămâioasă Românească and Busuioacă de Bohotin.[citation needed]

Wineries edit

  • Alira
  • Avincis
  • Casa de Vinuri Ștefănești
  • Casa Isărescu
  • Catleya Corcova
  • Corcova Roy Dâmboviceanu
  • Cotnari Casa de Vinuri
  • Crama Andronic
  • Crama Aramic
  • Crama Atelier
  • Crama Basilescu
  • Crama Bauer
  • Crama Budureasca
  • Crama Carastelec
  • Crama Ceptura (since 2005)
  • Crama Daiconi
  • Crama Darie
  • Crama Dealul Dorului
  • Crama Delta Dunării - La Sapata
  • Crama Dobra
  • Crama Familiei Hetei
  • Crama Fort Silvan
  • Crama Frâncu
  • Crama Vie Vin Lechința
  • Crama Gîrboiu
  • Crama Hermeziu
  • Crama Jelna
  • Crama La Salina
  • Crama Nachbil
  • Crama Oprișor
  • Cramele Recaș
  • Crama Rătești
  • Crama Rasova
  • Crama Tata și Fiul
  • Crama Terra Natura
  • Crama Thesaurus
  • Davino
  • Divine Area
  • Domeniile Averesti
  • Domeniul Ciumbrud
  • Domeniile Clos des Colombes
  • Domeniul Coroanei Segarcea
  • Domeniile Dealu Mare Urlați
  • Domeniile Franco - Române
  • Domeniile Sara
  • Domeniile Săhăteni - Aurelia Vișinescu
  • Domeniile Sămburești
  • Domeniile Tohani
  • Domeniul Bogdan
  • Domeniul Vlădoi
  • Elite Wine
  • Familia Petru
  • Casa Olteanu
  • Halewood România
  • Jidvei
  • LacertA Winery
  • Licorna Winehouse
  • Liliac
  • Negrini
  • Ostrovit
  • Petro Vaselo
  • Pivnițele Birăuaș
  • Podgoria Silvania
  • Rotenberg
  • Senator Wine
  • Serve
  • Știrbey
  • Veritas Panciu
  • Via Viticola - Sarica Niculițel
  • Villa Vinea
  • Viile Metamorfosis
  • Vinarte
  • Vincon Vrancea
  • Vinia
  • Wine Princess - Balla Geza

[citation needed]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "APEV - Asociația Producătorilor și Exportatorilor de Vinuri". www.wineromania.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
  2. ^ "APEV - Asociatia Producatorilor si Exportatorilor de Vinuri".
  3. ^ "Romania puts sparkle into wine trade". BBC News. 2002-08-05. Retrieved 2006-07-19.
  4. ^ "History of Romanian Wine". JRBA. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  5. ^ "Wines of Romania". Chiff. Retrieved 2006-07-19.
  6. ^ "Grape Varieties". crameromania.ro. Crame Romania. from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. ^ http://www.oiv.int/public/medias/4587/oiv-noteconjmars2016-en.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ http://www.oiv.int/public/medias/4587/oiv-noteconjmars2016-en.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ Ordinul nr. 225/2006: http://lege5.ro/Gratuit/ha2dmnzq/ordinul-nr-225-2006-privind-aprobarea-zonarii-soiurilor-nobile-de-vita-de-vie-roditoare-admise-in-cultura-in-arealele-viticole-din-romania
  10. ^ "Romanian Wine Regions". www.indigenewines.com. S.C. COLD DUCK S.R.L. from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Dealurile Moldovei". www.vinorandum.com. Vinorandum. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Dealurile Munteniei & Olteniei Wine Region". www.indigenewines.com. S.C. COLD DUCK S.R.L. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Fermier în România /GHIDUL principalelor regiuni viticole și podgorii din România - BASF Agricultural Solutions România".
  14. ^ Fetească neagră

External links edit

  • Recommended wines and wineries
  • Romanian terroir and wine grape assortments

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Romania is one of the world s largest wine producers and fifth largest among European wine producing countries after Italy France Spain and Germany Similar in size to wine producing countries such as Chile and Portugal but lesser known on the world wine stage In 2018 it produced around 5 2 million hectolitres of wine 1 2 In recent years Romania has attracted many European business people and wine buyers due to the affordable prices of both vineyards and wines compared to other wine producing nations such as France Germany and Italy 3 A Fetească neagră from RecașRomania s most cultivated grape varieties are for white wines Fetească Albă Fetească Regală Riesling Aligote Sauvignon Muscat Pinot Gris Chardonnay Tămaioasă Romanească Grasă de Cotnari Galbenă de Odobești Also the main grape varieties for red wines are Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Băbească Neagră Fetească Neagră Pinot Noir Contents 1 History 2 Wine producing regions 3 Wines 3 1 Traditional Whites 3 2 Traditional Reds 3 3 Traditional Aromatics 4 Wineries 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp The winery of Hagianoff mansion in Manasia Ialomița County established in 1899Romania has one of the oldest wine making traditions in the world and its viticulture dates back more than 6 000 years 4 Due to suitable climate relief and soils viticulture became a current activity of the local inhabitants mainly in the hilly areas Numerous local wine grape varieties have been obtained during medieval time by empirical selection becoming representatives for Romanian wine regions Up to the phylloxera crisis each Romanian wine region had its own wine grape assortment that generated specific local wines Since the medieval period wine has been the traditional alcoholic beverage of the Romanians citation needed In the 1880s phylloxera a pale yellow sap sucking insect that attacks the roots of vines was introduced accidentally also in Romania 1872 Chitorani Dealul Mare wine growing region and over a period of several years destroyed the local viticulture Restoration of the Romanian viticulture lasted until the beginning of the 20th century and was done mainly by planting French wine grape varieties such as Merlot Chardonnay Pinot noir Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon etc 5 Besides these phylloxera resistant grape hybrids were also planted Several traditional Romanian wine grapes did survive the phylloxera crisis and are still cultivated in Romania in the 21st Century 6 Romania has about 187 000 hectares of vine plantations that ranks it on sixth place between the European wine producing countries 7 With a wine production of about 4 5 million hl year Romania is the thirteenth largest wine producing country in the world 8 Wine producing regions editMain wine regions of Romania are 9 10 The Transylvanian Plateau region Podișul Transilvaniei Tarnave Alba Aiud Sebeș Apold LechințaThe Moldovan Hills region Dealurile Moldovei 11 Cotnari Iași Huși Zeletin Colinele Tutovei Dealul Bujorului Ivesti Nicoresti Covurlui Panciu Odobești CoteștiThe Munteniei amp Olteniei Hills region Dealurile Munteniei și Olteniei 12 Dealurile Buzăului Dealu Mare Ștefănești Samburești Drăgășani Dealurile Craiovei Podgoria Severinului Plaiurile DranceiThe Banat Hills region Dealurile Banatului Moldova Nouă Recaș Silagiu Teremia TirolThe Crișana Hills region Dealurile Crișanei and the Maramureș region Maramureșului Miniș Măderat Diosig Șimleu Silvaniei Valea lui MihaiThe Dobruja Hills region Colinele Dobrogei Sarica Niculițel Istria Babadag MurfatlarThe Danube Terraces region Terasele Dunării Greaca OstrovAdditional favorable sandy regions in central southern Romania Regiunea nisipurilor și altor terenuri favorabile din sudul țării Sadova Corabia Calafat Podgoria Dacilor in Mehedinți County Oltenia 13 Wines editThe wine grape assortments of Romanian wine growing regions encompasses many varieties for white red and aromatic wines Each wine growing region has its own traditional grape varieties Zghihara de Husi and Busuioaca de Bohotin for the Huși wine growing region Fetească neagră for the Iași wine growing region Grasa de Cotnari and Francușa for the Cotnari wine growing region Crampoșie for the Drăgășani wine growing region Băbeasca Neagră for the Nicorești wine growing region Iordană și Ardeleancă for the Tarnave wine growing region or Mustoasă de Măderat for the Miniș wine growing region citation needed Each wine growing region additionally cultivates international wine grape varieties mainly Sauvignon Chardonnay Riesling italico Pinot gris and Traminer for white wines and Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot and Pinot noir for red wines All these local and international varieties form the basis of many wines presented mainly under the name of the wine grape variety e g Sauvignon Feteasca albă Tămaioasă romanească and less commonly under the name of producer e g DAVINO ALIRA LACERTA or under a marketing name e g Serafim Bon Viveur Gramma Rene Faure etc citation needed Traditional Whites edit The most known Romanian wine grape varieties for white wines are Fetească albă Crampoșie and Fetească regală Feteasca albă and Fetească regală produce dry or semi dry wines with rich floral aromas They have a moderate alcohol content 11 5 to 12 and moderate acidity Crampoșia is known for producing fresh and fruity wines with moderate alcohol content and pronounced acidity citation needed Traditional Reds edit The most known Romanian wine grape variety for red wines is Fetească neagră originating in the Uricani Iași wine region It produces dry demi dry or sweet wines with an alcohol content of 12 14 a deep red colour with ruby shades and a black currant flavour which becomes richer and smoother with ageing 14 Traditional Aromatics edit Among the Romanian aromatic wine grape varieties the most appreciated and cultivated are Tămaioasă Romanească and Busuioacă de Bohotin citation needed Wineries editAlira Avincis Casa de Vinuri Ștefănești Casa Isărescu Catleya Corcova Corcova Roy Damboviceanu Cotnari Casa de Vinuri Crama Andronic Crama Aramic Crama Atelier Crama Basilescu Crama Bauer Crama Budureasca Crama Carastelec Crama Ceptura since 2005 Crama Daiconi Crama Darie Crama Dealul Dorului Crama Delta Dunării La Sapata Crama Dobra Crama Familiei Hetei Crama Fort Silvan Crama Francu Crama Vie Vin Lechința Crama Girboiu Crama Hermeziu Crama Jelna Crama La Salina Crama Nachbil Crama Oprișor Cramele Recaș Crama Rătești Crama Rasova Crama Tata și Fiul Crama Terra Natura Crama Thesaurus Davino Divine Area Domeniile Averesti Domeniul Ciumbrud Domeniile Clos des Colombes Domeniul Coroanei Segarcea Domeniile Dealu Mare Urlați Domeniile Franco Romane Domeniile Sara Domeniile Săhăteni Aurelia Vișinescu Domeniile Sămburești Domeniile Tohani Domeniul Bogdan Domeniul Vlădoi Elite Wine Familia Petru Casa Olteanu Halewood Romania Jidvei LacertA Winery Licorna Winehouse Liliac Negrini Ostrovit Petro Vaselo Pivnițele Birăuaș Podgoria Silvania Rotenberg Senator Wine Serve Știrbey Veritas Panciu Via Viticola Sarica Niculițel Villa Vinea Viile Metamorfosis Vinarte Vincon Vrancea Vinia Wine Princess Balla Geza citation needed See also edit nbsp Romania portal nbsp Wine portalCuisine of Romania Old World wine Winemaking Agriculture in RomaniaReferences edit APEV Asociația Producătorilor și Exportatorilor de Vinuri www wineromania com Retrieved 2015 12 12 APEV Asociatia Producatorilor si Exportatorilor de Vinuri Romania puts sparkle into wine trade BBC News 2002 08 05 Retrieved 2006 07 19 History of Romanian Wine JRBA Retrieved 2011 07 20 Wines of Romania Chiff Retrieved 2006 07 19 Grape Varieties crameromania ro Crame Romania Archived from the original on 25 February 2019 Retrieved 4 June 2021 http www oiv int public medias 4587 oiv noteconjmars2016 en pdf bare URL PDF http www oiv int public medias 4587 oiv noteconjmars2016 en pdf bare URL PDF Ordinul nr 225 2006 http lege5 ro Gratuit ha2dmnzq ordinul nr 225 2006 privind aprobarea zonarii soiurilor nobile de vita de vie roditoare admise in cultura in arealele viticole din romania Romanian Wine Regions www indigenewines com S C COLD DUCK S R L Archived from the original on 22 September 2020 Retrieved 4 June 2021 Dealurile Moldovei www vinorandum com Vinorandum Retrieved 4 June 2021 Dealurile Munteniei amp Olteniei Wine Region www indigenewines com S C COLD DUCK S R L Retrieved 4 June 2021 Fermier in Romania GHIDUL principalelor regiuni viticole și podgorii din Romania BASF Agricultural Solutions Romania Fetească neagrăExternal links editRecommended wines and wineries Romanian terroir and wine grape assortments Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Romanian wine amp oldid 1175369145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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