The promise of plentiful wine local color and a unique experience had drawn me to travel on a bitingly cold gray january weekend to moldova one of the least visited countries in europe.
Wine cellar moldova.
The wine cellars of cricova are the second largest wine cellar in moldova after milestii mici the largest in the world.
The wine cellar cricova also close to the capital of chisinau houses about 1 25 million bottles of wine.
Wine continues to be one of the country s most popular international trademarks.
The remaining 40 700 hectares 101 000 acres are vineyards planted in villages.
Moldova has a vineyard area of 148 500 hectares 367 000 acres of which 107 800 hectares 266 000 acres are used for commercial production.
And if you are now wondering where the world s second largest wine cellar is the answer once again is moldova.
Moldova s mileștii mici proudly claims the title as the largest wine cellar in the world.
Moldova has a well established wine industry.
There is a spectacular underground world deep beneath the rolling hillsides near chisinau the capital of moldova in a location that is the least visited.
Moldova sandwiched between romania and ukraine holds a rich tradition in winemaking dating back.