Wines from Moldova, poured in Belgium
Bottles from family wineries between the Prut and the Nistru rivers, chosen by us and delivered to your door anywhere in Belgium.
Moldova, a wine country to discover
Wedged between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova has been making wine for about 5,000 years and is today the world's 14th largest producer. Here is what makes its bottles different.
Gentle hills and black earth
Moldova's vineyards roll across soft hills between two rivers, the Prut and the Nistru, at about the latitude of Burgundy. Summers are long and warm, winters short, and most vines grow in chernozem, a deep black earth that feeds them through dry spells.
Grape growing here goes back thousands of years. Today a new generation of family wineries bottles it with a precision that surprises almost everyone who tastes it for the first time.
Meet the wineries
Three wine regions, three characters
Moldova has three protected wine regions (PGI). Each gives its wines a recognisable accent.
Codru- The forested heart of the country, 150 to 400 metres up. Cool nights keep acidity bright: crisp whites, fine sparkling wines and elegant reds.
Ștefan Vodă- The south-east, along the Nistru towards the Black Sea. Iron-rich soils give velvety, structured reds, and the villages around Purcari are the home of Rară Neagră.
Valul lui Traian- The south-west, along the Prut: more than 43,000 hectares of vines, mostly on black earth. Warmth from the Black Sea ripens generous reds from Fetească Neagră, Saperavi and Cabernet.
Grapes you will rarely taste elsewhere
Alongside Merlot and Cabernet, Moldova grows grapes that have lived in these hills for centuries. They are the best reason to explore.
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Fetească Neagră
Red grape
The "black maiden", thought to be over 2,000 years old. Plum, cherry and a touch of spice that deepens with age.
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Rară Neagră
Red grape
Pale, light and silky, with rosehip, red currant and wild blackberry. Its best wines come from around Purcari.
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Fetească Albă
White grape
Fine and fresh, with acacia blossom, citrus and green apple. The most planted native grape in Moldova.
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Fetească Regală
White grape
A natural cross found in the 1920s: flowers, grapefruit and pear, with a fuller texture.
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Viorica
White grape
Bred in Moldova in 1969 and intensely aromatic: acacia, jasmine and linden flower.
Cities of wine under the ground
Moldova keeps its treasure underground. At Mileștii Mici, limestone galleries stretching some 200 kilometres hold close to two million bottles: the largest wine collection in the world, according to Guinness World Records.
Nearby Cricova has about 120 kilometres of underground streets, wide enough to drive through. And on the first weekend of October, the whole country celebrates the harvest on National Wine Day.
The families behind the bottles
We work directly with wineries we know personally. Each has its own land, its own grapes and its own way of telling Moldova.
