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Wine growing has been known for centuries long in Romania. The country has been favoured by its geographical position in SouthEastern Europe, by its proximity to the Black Sea, as well as by the specificity of the local soil and climate. Alongside France, Italy, Spain, Germany, countries in this area like Romania could also be called "a vine homeland" in Europe. Archaeological finds and historical documents place the beginnings of wine culture on the present territory of Romania some 4000 years ago. High quality wines produced in this region were object of trade ever since ancient times.
WINE HISTORY
As the legend has it, Dionysus, the God of wine, was born in the northern part of Thoracic, north of the Danube River. This region was called Dacia Felix (Happy Dacia) after it was conquered by the Romans in 106 AD Wine was one of the riches of this land. Centuries prior to the Roman occupation, Dacia had a well established wine culture. On the land of former Dacia, a new people evolved, and a new country appeared, but the grape cultivation and wine making was taught from generation to generation. Today's Romania, the ninth vine grower in the world, enjoys the recognition of some prestigious wineries that made it renown abroad. From this point of view, the Romanian wine maker is the descendent of some millenary traditions passed on from one generation to the other. Romania's geographical location and its remarkably varied relief (with numerous amphitheatres of light between sandy hills and dunes in some regions) allow the grapevine to express all its qualities into rich crops.
FAMOUS VINEYARDS
The TARNAVE region is situated in Transylvania, a plateau surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains. Because of the cooler climate, the sugar content is low, but fine fruit flavors develop in the grapes. This region produces mainly white wines. The DEALU MARE region occupies an area of 15,000 ha. on the gentle slopes of the sub-Carpathian Hills to the south and southeast of the main range. The positioning is ideal for the production of soft red wines. Some of the best Pinot Noirs, Cabernet and Merlot wines you have ever tasted, come from this region. The COTNARI region is a part of Moldavia and is situated in northeastern Romania. It has a warm microclimate favorable to the accumulation of high sugar levels in grapes which is ideal for the production of aromatic, dessert wines. The area also allows for the development of NOBLE ROT. Grape picking can continue late into the middle of November. Most of the wines coming from the Cotnari region, are from indigenous grapes.
The MURFATLAR region is just a few miles from the Black Sea coast and has an average of 300 days of sunshine out of the year. The conditions of this area allow for the development of the NOBLE ROT.
BUSUIOACA de BOHOTIN (sweet basil grape)-the UNIQUE grape ,grows in a tiny area in Moldavia, County of Iassy. The wine has a golden rusty color, unidentifiable with any other wine. Its flavor is unique to, resembling honey suckle and ripe juicy peaches, with a perfect harmony of sugar, alcohol and acidity. The sweet taste , sometimes has a barely perceptible almond like bitter aroma
HUSI VINEYARD
The HUSI vineyard is acknowledged for its flavoured high quality wines, among which Busuioaca de Bohotin, of a traditional Romanian stock, holds pride of place. Among other varieties of vine grown in the region can be mentioned table wines like Zghihara de Husi, Aligot, Feteasca regala, along with higher quality white wines i.e. Feteasca Alba, Italian Riesling. The range of red table wines includes Babeasca Neagra and Porto, whereas the Feteasca Neagra, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot can be counted among higher quality red wines.
ODOBESTI VINEYARD
The ODOBESTI vineyard is one of the largest and oldest in Romania. It is renowned for its table wines, resulted from Romanian traditional varieties, like Galbena de Odobesti, Plavaie and Feteasca regala. Other vines have been acclimatized of late. Vinegrowers in the area have drawn old distillates of varieties like Mustoasa de Maderat, Feteasca regala and Galbena de Odobesti.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS
According to the Romanian wine producers ,the sales grew up by an average 25 percent during the Easter holidays versus the usual months Last year, sales of Romanian wines decreased by up to 10% against 2008 in terms of both volume and value, according to the Association of National Vineyards Owners and Wine Makers (PNVV). The growth was due to meteorological conditions favourable to vineyard harvest. The Romanian wine market in terms of volume was estimated at 6 million hectolitres in 2009, of which only up to 1.5 million hl came through official producers. Less than 10% of the wine produced in Romania is exported and nearly all of the wine that does leave the country remains within Europe.