The people behind the bottles
Meet the producers shaping our collection of Moldovan and Eastern European wines and spirits. We publish full stories only when the facts are properly sourced.
Moldova
Founded in 1827 as the first specialised wine estate in Bessarabia, Château Purcari won gold at the 1878 Paris World Exhibition with Negru de Purcari and today exports to more than 25 countries from the Ștefan Vodă region.
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Moldova
Founded in 1952 in former limestone mines, Cricova is Moldova’s “underground city” – 120 km of galleries up to 80 metres deep, the country’s largest vineyards, the National Wine Collection and National Cultural Heritage status since 2003.
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Moldova
Created in a former limestone mine 20 km from Chișinău, Mileștii Mici matures wine up to 80 metres underground and holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest wine collection – about 1.5 million bottles.
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Moldova
One of Moldova’s leading modern wineries, in the Orhei region – award-winning Merlot, Pinot Grigio and Riesling from its own vineyards in IGP Codru and IGP Valul lui Traian.
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Romania
A historic estate in Romania’s Huși vineyard, home of crisp Zghihară de Huși, aromatic Busuioacă de Bohotin and barrique-aged Fetească Neagră.
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Moldova
A modern winery in Merenii Noi, 25 km from Chișinău, with more than 151 hectares of its own vineyards. Its history dates back to 1959, and its wines win medals at the Berliner Wein Trophy and Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.
Discover CarlevanaOur wider range also features sparkling wine from Domeniile Vorniceni, Romanian wines from Budureasca, Moldovan wines from Carlevana, Bostavan and Terra Dacia, Castel Mimi fruit liqueurs, and Alexandrion Group’s Carpathian single malt whiskies. Dedicated pages will be added only when reliable source material supports them.