Spring is the busiest time of the year in regard to wine events. In Europe, the most important international fairs and festivals take place between March and May. Vinitaly, Prowein, London Wine […]
Spring 2018 Brings Romanian Wine in the News
Marius Turiac
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Prince Știrbey Negru de Drăgășani 2016
This is one of the purest expressions of Negru de Drăgășani grape variety. Produced by a top estate in Drăgășani area, the wine is made in the simplest way, being bottled right […]
Avincis Crâmpoșie Selecționată 2016
Crâmpoșie Selecționată is not a grape variety you would find familiar. Grown almost exclusively in Drăgășani area, it stands out from the long list of Romanian breeds through a highly distinctive aromatic […]
SERVE Cuvée Charlotte 2011
The producers themselves describe the 2011 vintage as “a rare and prestigious wine” [“SERVE Ceptura”, 2016, “Collection Wines”]. “Unusually sophisticated”, writes Jancis Robinson in Romania’s grape hopes. Produced for the first time […]
Edoardo Miroglio Brut 2008
The planting of the vineyards began in 2002, choosing as the first variety the Pinot Nero [“Our vineyards”, n.d., para. 2]. Edoardo Miroglio’s excellence on Pinot Noir varietals is debatable. However, the […]
Retsina Papagiannakos 2015, Retsina, Greece
Truth to be told, pine resin is not only an efficient preservative used in the past during the transportation of wine overseas. It is also good at hiding a wine’s faults or […]
Pleșcoi Sausages with New World Wine
It was after my friend’s holiday in Gura Siriului, Buzău County, last summer. Near Gura Siriului lies Pleșcoi, the village famous for its sausages. My friend showed at my door with a […]
Edoardo Miroglio Elenovo Mavrud 2010, PGI Thracian Valley, Bulgaria
This is a wine made from Mavrud grapes grown in a cooler climate. Elenovo, a village in Sliven province, just south of the Balkan Mountains, enjoys a continental climate, quite distinctive from […]
Thracian Valley in Wine Enthusiast’s Best Destinations of 2017
Located south of the Balkan Mountains, bounded by the Black Sea to the east and Greece to the south, Bulgaria’s Thracian Valley is considered by many historians to be one of the oldest winemaking regions in the world. Recently unearthed archaeological evidence suggests that wine was made 7,000 years ago by members of the cult […]
Tales from the East | Caroline Gilby on Wine
Central and Eastern Europe is a particularly hot topic today. Arguably, it is the last undiscovered corner of the wine world and yet is based on a long and authentic history, and […]
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