Romania

wine of ROMANIA

Romania has one of the oldest wine-making traditions in the world, it’s viticulture dating back more than 6,000 years.

Tradition and passion

Wine regions

Romania has one of the oldest wine-making traditions in the world, it’s viticulture dating back more than 6,000 years.The main wine regions of Romania are:

  • Plateau of Transylvania
  • Moldova Hills
  • Muntenia and Oltenia Hills
  • Banat hills
  • Crisana and Maramures Hills
  • Dobrogea Hills
  • Danube terraces
  • The region of the sands and other favorable lands in the south of the country

Indigenous and European grape varieties

Romania’s most cultivated grape varieties are European varieties and local varieties for white wines, including :

  • Feteasca Alba,
  • Feteasca Regala,
  • Tamaioasa Romaneasca,
  • Grasa de Cotnari,
  • Galbena de Odobesti.

Also, the main grape varieties for red wines are:

  • Babeasca Neagra,
  • Feteasca Neagra,
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

5th European producer of wine

Romania has about 187,000 hectares of vine plantations; that ranks it on 5th place between the European wine-producing countries. With a wine production of about 4.5 million hl/year, Romania is the thirteenth largest wine-producing country in the world. 

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