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ªtefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great) was a voivod (prince) of Moldova (Moldavia)
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TOURISM / Wine Undergrounds
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Moldovan cellars and wine collections are one of the country's main assets, as they conserve and illustrate the nation's long history of vine growing and wine production. As generations change wines remain a constant, a symbol of the country's richness, quality products and history. The collections in many wine cellars are a testament to the hard work and traditions of people over the years. Vintage, so-called "collection" wines, and Moldovan "divines" or fortified wines, when stored in ancient cellars, caverns or underground caves and galleries, mature slowly in the dark at constant low temperatures. They develop subtle bouquets and flavours: the golden colours of white wines and the ruby and brick reds, as well as the aromas of freshly wood-baked bread, dried fruits and herbs. A taste of dill in an old Traminer or a dry Muscat, a taste of honeycomb in the dessert wines, like Gratiesti, Nectar, Trifesti, Trandafirul Moldovei, Auriu, and Moldovan Muscat. An old Cahor bears the taste and aroma of chocolate, coffee, dried prunes and black cherry jam.
Tourists and visitors can choose to visit any of 15 collections of vintage wines and "divines". Among the most famous and valuable are: Cricova, Milestii Mici, Cojusna, Stauceni (The National Winegrowing and Wine-making College), Chisinau (The National Institute of Wine and Vineyards,  "VISMOS", "Aroma"), Ialoveni, Balti, Peresecina, Hincesti, Taraclia, Comrat, Borceag, Ciumai and Tiraspol.
The quantities stored in these cellars vary from 10-50 thousand to 1 million bottles of selected vintage wines and "divines".
In Cricova's old wine collection, for example, you will be able to discover a Jewish kosher wine, dating from 1902. Also at Cricova visitors will see a part of Ghering's collection, dating from before the Second World War, and also many wines from the 50's. Collectors are able to buy many other rare wines as souvenirs.
At Cricova and Milestii Mici visitors walk down real streets in an underground town, situated at a depth of between 30 and 150 meters. The total length of the cavern streets is 100 km (Cricova) and 50 km (Milestii Mici). These underground streets have names just like towns at ground level, appropriately taken from wines – Cabernet, Aligote, Feteasca and so on. |
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