With 188,000 ha of vineyards and an annual wine production of 4.5m hl, Romania is by far the largest wine country in south-east Europe. Unfortunately, this has not yet spread around The largest wine country in south-east Europe is looking for its profile. Thomas Brandl takes a deep dive.
Romania's wine giant, Cramele Recas, is expanding its production capacities and adding a new sparkling wine project to its portfolio with €12m investment.
Romania, a country with a long and established wine culture, was present at ProWein Düsseldorf, the world's leading trade fair for wines and spirits, with 13 of its top wineries and a distillates producer of Vodka and Gin.
Recently-created resistant PIWI – ‘pioneering wine’ – grape varieties that take their name from the German term pilzwiderstandsfähig (fungus-resistant), are increasingly seen by viticulturists as a viable solution to emerging environmental and climatic challenges.