Highlights

• Wine tasting

  SHORT DESCRIPTION OF WINERY COMPLEX «CRICOVA»:

  The pearl of Moldavian winemaking is the winery „Cricova”, located 15 km away from the capital of the Republic of Moldova Chisinau. The winery complex, established in 1952, is famous in the whole world for its unique underground labyrinths and high-quality wines, which are stored here at the depth of 60 meters.

  In Cricova cellars history, archeology and the art of wine making got united and created a genuine subterranean town. At the moment the wine town stretches on the territory of 53 ha, and the total length amounts to 120 km. The depth of some labyrinths can reach 80 meters. Like in a normal town there are streets, traffic lights, and signs here. The streets of this town have the „wine” names: „Cabernet”, „Dionis”, „Feteasca”, „Aligote”, „Sauvignon”. The temperature in underground galleries remains permanent during the whole year and it is +12 …+ 14°C, relative humidity is about 98%. Namely, these conditions, created by nature, contribute to the ripening of high-quality wines. The famous Cricova cellars appeared on the ground of a stone pit. The cities Chisinau and Balti were built by stones quarried here. Cricova has a remarkable wine collection established in 1954. This wine collection counts about 1 million 300 thousand bottles. Unique examples have been picked up for years from different parts of the world. The most famous bottle is the red dessert wine „Easter Jerusalem”. This is the only single example of 400 bottles, dating from 1902. The wine collection is being refilled with new examples through the exchange, buying and gifts.