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Wine is inseparable of the Romanian culture, an important component of our art and philosophy. During this tour you will meet, feel and taste the wines of one of the most famous regions in Romania, Moldavia. The history was cruel with this region, being splitted after the 2nd world war in two parts, one is the Romanian region of Moldova and the other being the old Basarabia, now known as Republic of Moldova. But both regions are linked by their famous and good wines! Come and meet the passion for the Moldavian wines; after visiting the biggest wine cellar in Europe and maybe in entire world, and tasting the wonderful Moldavian cuisine and music you will see that wine in Moldavia goes best with traditions, both still terribly appreciated in the European Culture!
Wine makes mind and understanding clear, turns out sorrows, gives happiness and joy. So let’s find joy in Romania and not only...
Day 1. Sunday:
Arrival in Bucharest. If time permits shot city tour, and we will enjoy a wine tasting and dinner to a Wine Club in Bucharest. Here you will have a presentation about Romanian wines, vineries and have the chance to talk to a professional somelier. Accommodation in a 3* Hotel downtown Bucharest.
Day 2. Monday:
Departure to Iasi. We will have lunch and a enjoy a profesional discussion with a manager from a vinery located in once the famous wine area from Focsani. Lunch in this area and obviously a wine tasting. Afteroon we continue our journey to Iasi. Dinner ! Surprise !! in a monk monastery where we will enjoy to drink blessed wine...
Day 3. Tuesday:
Today we will enjoy a city tour and prepare to discover the “wine given by god” from the Cotnari winery. Relishing the wonderful liquid, that delighted the tastes of Stefan cel Mare, the Romanian greatest king (15th century), you’ll find out the secret of this world famed winery, that is preserving old traditional recipes and making wine with love and passion. VINIA - COTNARI, one of the oldest wineries of Romania, where we can find the unique Romanian wine, ”Grasa de Cotnari”. The day will end with a special dinner in their vineyard. Same accommodation.
Day 4. Wednesday:
We depart to Republic of Moldova and around noon we arrive in Chisinau. Accommodation/Lunch and leaving for a short visit of the historical complex from Orheiul Vechi, the most exquisite place in Moldova. On the way back we will enjoy a wine tasting and special dinner in Cricova, the most famousunderground wine city (150 km full with wine barrels), visited also by Yurie Gagarin, the first cosmonaut!
Day 5. Thursday:
Starting the day with a city tour and enjoying the special “ Wine House” - an attempt to see Moldovan variety of wine making enterprices, wine tasting and lunch. Departure to Purcari winery, the best one in south-eastern part of Moldova, during the wine tasting we will drink even the wine which was appreciated by the Royal family of United Kingdom. Accommodation/dinner at Purcari.
Day 6. Friday:
Departure from Purcari to Romania. Lunch will be in Republic of Moldavia and afternoon we will arrive in the Focsani area. Maybe we can visit the Panciu vineyard where we can taste even some sparkling wine, made on the champagne technique. Dinner and accommodation at 4* Hotel in Focsani.
Day 7. Saturday:
Departure to Bucharest and on the way we taste the wines from Urlati, the so called “city between vineyards”. Here we will enjoy the wines produced by Halewood Romania group, one of the leading wine producers on the local market. They also produce the oldest brand of the Romanian sparkling wine ”Rhein Extra” (from 1892), this sparkling wine became the Royal Court’s official product in 1920, and it is considered to be the best Romanian wine answer to the French Champaign. After 16:00 a short Bucharest city tour and after we accommodate we will have the last wine tasting in Romania with the best sommelier available, with whom you can change ideas, impressions etc. Dinner after the wine tasting.
Day8. Sunday:
Depending on your flight schedule transfer to the airport. |