{"id":623389,"date":"2023-10-12T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devrri.freshlemon.ro\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/wine-growing-tourism-in-romania-id623389.html"},"modified":"2023-10-12T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:00:00","slug":"wine-growing-tourism-in-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/features-and-reports\/travellers-guide\/wine-growing-tourism-in-romania-id623389.html","title":{"rendered":"Wine-growing tourism in Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Romania has a very generous offer of vast vineyards
\nand beautiful wine cellars, fascinating stories of genuine treasures that await the wine
\nlovers. Moreover, these wine cellars can be visited as part of several special
\nprograms which include walks around the vineyards, detailed info on the
\nwine-making process and, more important than all that, wine tasting sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

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This week’s edition of Traveler’s Guide
\nspins the yarn of a different experience, that of the legends told till late at
\nnight, in a picturesque setting. <\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

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Alina Iancu is the founder of Romania’s Wine
\nCellars project. Alina is also a promoter of the local wines and of the
\nwine-growing tourism. Alina told us the number accommodation units at the wine cellars
\nbut also in the surrounding areas has been on the rise, as of late.<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

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From this
\nparticular viewpoint, as against the last two, maybe three years, we fare much
\nbetter. We have only one association, which is active, the Dealu Mare Wine
\nCellars Association. There are around 15 wine cellars in the association and several
\ntimes a year they organize the Open Gates Day. Which means that a couple of wine
\ncellars can be visited the same day with no previous appointment. There are a great
\nmany wine cellars, from the Dealu Mare vineyard, Dragasani or even from Transylvania, that began to stage festive events, be they live
\nconcerts at the wine cellar, or the Wine Cellar Day, celebrated at a certain
\nmoment in time, or the Grape Harvest Day. And then, when you know there are several
\nwine cellars in a region, you’re aware you need to be able to plan your weekend.
\nTo this wine cellar you go for the grape harvest, while to that one, you go to
\nenjoy the vineyard. There are a couple of vineyards that have started to associate
\nwith other local producers, be they cheesemakers or producers of meat specialties.
\nAnd then, apart from a wine-growing experience, you can also have a culinary
\nexperience. To that end, we’ve got much more work to do, yet the local
\nproducers in certain areas have begun to put their produce together and present
\nthem to the people visiting their households.<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

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While visiting a wine cellar, tourists are
\ninitiated in the art and technique of wine tasting and can also listen to its tale.
\nWhen their visit is about to end, the guests of the wine cellar can have a
\nstopover at the souvenir shop, available to them with souvenirs in a liquid
\nstate. The initiator of Romania’s Wine Cellars project, Alina Iancu, told us
\nwine growing tourism goes perfectly with other forms of tourism. <\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

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Being welcomed at the wine cellar also
\nmeans a brief presentation of the technological process, a sight-seeing tour where
\nyou are shown the hall where the grapes a reprocessed, the maturation area with
\nthe barrels, which is the strongest point of attraction, then the wine tasting
\nsession begins. As a rule, five sorts of wine are tasted, and some of them can
\nalso go with other produce. A visit to a wine cellar lasts for about one hour
\nand a half. However, winegrowing tourism also goes with active tourism. More often
\nthan not, cycling or running activities are organized. That happens at national
\nlevel as in the long run, you can enjoy the scenery, while in the end, when you
\nreach your destination, you can also enjoy a glass of wine. Romania is
\nwell-known for its white as well as for its red wines, yet that has been gaining
\nground, quality-wise, as in recent years a great many new wine cellars have cropped
\nup and in Romania, not only have they improved their quality, but also, the
\nwine cellars already put themselves on the market with quality wines. Emphasis
\nis laid, by all means, on the local sorts, on the indigenous sports, while
\nquality is sensibly improving. <\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

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Apart from the wine
\ntasting sessions at the wine cellars, tourists can also enjoy taking part in
\nevents staged in the big cities across Romania, Alina Iancu also said. For example,
\nthe second edition of the Revino Gourmet Salon is held in Bucharest, over October
\n21 and 23rd. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Alina
\nIancu:<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

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We bring over wine makers, producers of craft beer, but also cheese makers
\nand producers of meat specialties. So, you go the whole hog when you have this
\ngastronomic experience, you can make the most of it for a couple of days running,
\nwhat with the fact that it is smack bang in the middle of the capital city. Such
\nevents are staged in the big cities across the country, each year. It is a
\nstart, in a bid to have wine sorts go with the local produce, while this event is
\nnot only for the visiting public. Local producers need to met other local
\nproducers, because that is the only way we can enhance the value of the
\nproduce, and that of the place. Whenever we introduce a wine sort and point to
\na sort of local cheese that best goes with it, the story is a much more complex
\nwine. In the build-up to all that, there are several factors, people and
\nplaces, while the taste is a much stronger one, when more products are being laid
\nout, all of them hailing from the same region. <\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

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There are a great many
\ntourists who come to the wine cellars. However, quite a few of them travel to Romania
\nfor business purposes. Such people would like to have a special experience at the
\nweekend. <\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

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There
\nare very few tourists who come for the wine-growing part alone. However, in such
\nvineyards as the ones in Dealul Mare, Dr\u0103g\u0103\u0219ani or even
\nin Transylvania, very many foreign tourists dedicate their weekends to such
\nvisits and it goes without saying they’re impressed with what they see as,
\nfirst of all, they ‘re not aware Romania is a great producer of wines, and secondly,
\nthey are impressed with the quality of the wine. Besides, wine-growing tourism
\ncan be done all year round. Any time of the year has its own flavor, yet the
\nmost sought-after are the months of May all through to October, when nature and
\nthe temperature readings allow you to enjoy other experiences than the
\nwine-tasting one. What we need to know, though, is that early booking in needed
\nand usually we take groups of visitors made of at least six people.<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

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If you access the Crame Romania platform, you can get info on
\nthe wine cellars, the particular places where they are located, as well as info
\non the indigenous sorts and, in general, on how a wine sort can be tasted. The founder
\nof Romania’s Wine Cellars project, Alina Iancu, year after year, invites tourists
\nto get acquainted with Romania’s wines and wine cellars. <\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

It’s been ten years since
\nwe promote wine-growing tourism. We also need the public to be more and more interested,
\nas the experience is unique and the local producers have also accommodation
\nplaces on offer, as well as special dedicated rooms and special personnel, more
\nand more dedicated. You should be anxious to know, as soon as you reach Romania,
\naccording to the area you may find ourselves in, you should be anxious enough to ask whether
\nthere are wine cellars nearby, since the places you’re about to visit and the
\nwines you’re about to taste, all that is well worth the while ! <\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

We have already extended our invitation! Next
\nweek’s edition takes you to Mures, the Romanian county with the greatest number
\nof castles and mansions. <\/p>\n

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