Experiences in Moldova

Discover all the subtleties of winemaking in Purcari, become familiar with the process by which this heavenly beverage comes to life. For it is only here, at VINARIA PURCARI, that you can feel the connection to time and eternal traditions, which together represent the foundation on which rests the quality of your favorite wines.

You can see with your own eyes the cellars where French-oak barrels are used to age wonderful, quality wines and such famous blends as Rosu de Purcari and Negru de Purcari. It is here that the wines acquire nobility, maturity, bouquet—all used to conquer people’s hearts and win high awards at prestigious world contests.

The mansion’s galleries feature great collections of Purcari wines, some bottles dating back from 1948. The Wine Galleries will charm you by their neatly arranged bottles.

The Winery was founded in 1994 and to this day remains a family business. Our aim is to make the best possible wine we can, using the best available technology, while maintaining the traditions of our people. We also want to share everything we have accomplished with our visitors, local or foreign!

We make a wide variety of wines ranging from dry reds, whites and roses to dessert Ice Wines and fortified wines. Our red wines are full bodied and aged in 225 liter oak barrels or on oak staves. We use mostly American, Hungarian and to a lesser extent French oak. Our white wines are usually in the fresh and aromatic style with the exception of some of our Chardonnays and Rieslings which are fermented or aged in oak barrels as well.

Castel Mimi is a high quality wine producer with a long history. Our experts are creating incomparable wines, led by the example of Constantin Mimi, the greatest wine-maker of the XX-th century.

Castel Mimi’s Restaurant & Bars are perfect locations for people who feel inspired to savor exquisite gastronomy, in a relaxing and luxurious environment. All dishes are prepared from high quality ingredients, always fresh and ecologically clean. There is pleasure in every bite, especially in the company of wines from our collection.

Chateau Vartely is a modern Resort, situated only 45 km from Chisinau, near Orhei town. European standards, professional service, special programs – these are proposed by “Chateau Vartely” Resort, which represents four hotel-type houses, 2 restaurant rooms, 3 tasting rooms, a huge inner yard and a recreation area, specially designed for you to feel free and relaxed within nature.

“Chateau Vartely” company, will offer hospitality to each visitor of its wine-making facilities, transforming the tasting in a real celebration for those who have tried for at least a single moment to understand the mysteries of these divine beverages. Thus, each visitor would be able to choose for himself the most appropriate wine, because in Moldova each wine is unique. Connoisseurs will discover the bouquet of wines, which remind of dynamism and gracefulness of Moldovan dance. We will help you get to know Moldova, the only country on the world map, which repeats the configuration of a grape.

In the main tasting room you can choose between two tasting packages, High Quality or Selected Wines, in order to learn about the wines produced by Chateau Vartely. The second tasting room, called “World Collection”, represents the biggest wine collection from 5 continents in the Republic of Moldova. We invite you to participate in a virtual tour through renowned wine-making regions of the world, discovering the qualities and features of each wine sort from each continent.

The restaurant of the complex, specialised in French cuisine, skilfully combined with the national one, will surprise you with the pleasant ambiance and warm atmosphere, that reigns in its rooms. The chef will propose you the most selected culinary recipes, which will manage to satisfy the finest tastes. The restaurant has a capacity of over 260 places. Our restaurant is suitable both for warm family reunions, and for romantic dinners, for those who seek intimacy, and as well business meetings, banqeuts and other events.

“Cojusna Winery” is located in the village of Cojusna, Straseni district. The village lies in a wonderful area of woods 15 km from the capital city of Moldova, Chisinau.

Cojusna Winery was founded in 1964, the primary point of grafting and growth of cuttings of French origin. Currently the factory produced more than 10 names of the most recognized wines of the highest quality.

Our wines have been recognized internationally and decorated many times the most important international competitions with prestigious awards.

Cojusna Tasting Halls
If you want to combine tasting the best wines of Moldova and eco tourism during your journey, then Cojusna is the only place. Here you can taste luxury wine and travel to the Middle Age, eating Moldavian cuisine made by local chef in 3rd generation. She is keeping her families secret recipes as a treasure. Everything is prepared only from seasonal and local products.

If you like a more rustic ambiance, you can comfortably sit in the hall named “Stone”, decorated by folk craftsmen in traditional style (up to 50 people). If you are impressed with modern comfort, then you are invited to the “European White Hall” (capacity 55 people).

The biggest cellars in the whole world are, with no doubt, situated in Cricova, Moldova, only a few kilometers north of Chisinau.

Here, underground lies a real city of wine – with wide streets, warehouses, tasting-rooms and so on. In the underground streets like “Cabernet”, “Feteasca”, “Pinot”, buses of tourists find their way to the cellars.

The total length of the underground galleries in Cricova exceed 60 kms, and the constant annual temperature is +12 oC. With an average humidity of 97-98% these are perfect conditions for keeping some 30.000.000 liters of high quality wine.

In Moldova only Cricova cellars employs the strict classic French technology of champagne wine production. So Cricova is a highlight of any visit to Moldova.

The “Grand Cellars of Cricova” house a varied collection of wines, The National Oenotec. The unique exhibits (“Jerusalem of Easter” vintage 1902, the liqueur “Jan Becher” vintage 1902) together with other 158 brands from Burgundy, Moselle, Tokay, the Rhine, are in the collection of the establishment as well as of Moldova in general, comprising nowadays a total of about 1.3 million bottles. Among those are the trophies of the Second World War, which include wines from the collection of Hermann Göring. After the Soviets seized his private wine collection, a part of it was transferred to Crimea and the rest was brought to Cricova.

History of Cricova
Legend has it that in 1966 cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin entered the cellars, re-emerging (with assistance) two days later. Russian president Vladimir Putin celebrated his 50th birthday there.

The territory used to be a mine for limestone, a building material. In some branches excavation is still active, so the cellar is still growing.

Et Cetera is a family-owned winery. And we believe that love and care is the key of family’s well-being. We take care of the land which pays us back with great harvest. We control each wine-making process from growing eco grapes, fermentation and ageing in oak till serving the product to our guests at the restaurant of our winery.

They produce unique wines with a flavor enriched with the spirit of Moldovan land. They cultivate relationships between humans and nature. They cultivate interpersonal relations.

In the heart of Moldova, at a distance of only 15 km from Chisinau, the famous “CHATEAU COJUSNA” invites you to discover the secrets of the production process of wines and brandies, to admire the beauty of the cellars, where are stored collections of the most famous wines produced by MIGDAL-P S.A. – one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of wine from Moldova.

The company’s goal is to spread culture of wine consumption, to popularize the high performances & qualities of moldavian wines both in our country and abroad, as well as to take care of the consumer’s health.

Tasting rooms in the cellars CHATEAU COJUSNA are the original time machines, because tasting is happening in the “Middle Ages”, where you will become familiar with offered wines. Here each wine has its own history, and the cellars themselves are bowers of memories, being a proof of our assiduous work
Doors tasting rooms of CHATEAU COJUSNA are wide open and waiting for you to enjoy the best quality wines in harmony with traditional Moldovan food, while also being the perfect place for family parties, anniversary events, business meetings and photo session.

We invite you to discover the secrets of Moldovan history and tradition. You totally immersed in a charming medieval atmosphere, enjoy the most valuable collections of wines produced by MIGDAL-P S.A..

Royal palace atmosphere and taste of the divine drink will inspire to a new life and will create unforgettable moments. Time will stop and each glass of wine will give you comfort and feeling of a new beginning …

Come in a special world to admire the beauty created, stored, filtered through history and made perfect in your life!

Poiana – the Meadow Winery The wine produced here is made with care and love. It’s secret lies in the grapes. The wine is produced from manually harvested grapes, on the vineyards in the middle of the autumn, after bathing the grapes for an entire year in the abundance of the sunrays. We value at its maximum the potential offered by the grape naturally.

The vineyards of Poiana harvest annually tons of grapes, juicy and full of stum. The wine of Poiana is taste and passion. Located in the nearness of fruitful forests and flowering clearings, Ulmu vines prospered worked by people with devotion and warmed by the sun. One day a beautiful deer came to the vine, The shine and aroma of the grapes combined with the swish of the grape leafs charmed him. The deer could not stand the temptation and ate more and more of the grapes until his horns tangled in the vine. His moan called the workers who helped him release and treated him with another grape. The deer ran towards the forest ,stopped at its edge and looked back thankfully.

Ever since the locals witnessed many deers coming secretly to the vineyards to taste the grapes. So they decided to name the winery – Forest’s Meadow, Poiana Codrilor, with a jumping deer as its symbol.

Stretching for 250 km, of which only 120 km are currently in use, the Mileştii Mici cellar complex is also the largest in the world. In 2007 Mileştii Mici wine cellars were noted in Guinness World Records 2007 Yearbook, for having the largest (2 million) wine collections in the world.

The wine collection consists of over 2 million bottles. The grapes collected on the wineyards around Milestii Mici village are of special quality. The wine made out of these grapes has a rich and noble taste, which is stored then in the stone subways for many years.