Moldova is ranked in the Top Three Countries with the Best Wine

After Italy and France Moldova is one of the countries with the best wine. 

Moldova has a long history related to wine production, although they are less famous as the French and Italian wines, yet as qualitative and tasty. Plantation area occupies 10% of the entire country, but the yield is low even by European standards. Best climatic conditions for growing grapes in the middle reaches of the Dniester River. Winery - the main industry of the country, so here special attention to the quality of products is paid. Producers rely on centuries-old traditions. There is no system of "name of origin", but to account for the quality of wine introduced the system of "crop year" on which the bottle the year of harvest when the fruit reached the necessary maturity and the amount of sugar in them. 

The production counts a variety of drinks. It's dry, and fortified wines and sparkling wines, but the best quality and highly regarded of them are dry red Romanche and Negru de Purcari. Cellars for storing wine in an economy Purkar cut in the rock, they maintained an optimum temperature. These wines tipped a big future.

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Negru de Purcari is “Queen of England’s Wine”

The wines of Purcari are steeped in tradition and history going back thousands of years. Formerly the property of the Afono-Zagraf Monastery, Purcari winery was established in 1827. In 1878 at the Paris World Exhibition the jury awarded the gold medal to a dry, densely coloured red wine which they believed to be a new brand wine from the Bordeaux region. They were surprised to learn that the wine came from an unknown village called Purcari situated on the river Nistru.

Purcari wines have enjoyed a royal following throughout the years and were ordered to the tables of historic figures such as the Russian Emperor Nikolay II, King George V and Queen Victoria. Locally the variety of Negru de Purcari is referred to as the “Queen of England’s Wine” as Queen Elizabeth II regularly orders the 1990 vintage.

As of April 2006, Purcari Winery has won 27 awards at specialized international contests and wine tasting for the high 

quality and exquisite taste of its wines.

King George V and Queen Elizabeth                                  Nicolay II                                                                                                        

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The most expensive wine in the world

The Cricova winery collection from Moldova contains the Hermann Göring’s wine collection, which was seized by the Russians after WWII. This collection contains among others a Jewish desert wine produced in Jerusalem in 1902, for which the rumor has it a price of US $1,000,000 was offered. Several other wines from across Europe make part of this rich collection including five bottles of Mouton Rothschild from 1936.

The Auction Collectibles

The most expensive wine ever bought is considered to be the 1787 Chateau Lafite which was sold at Christie’s London in December, 1985 for £105,000 (at that time equivalent of US $156,000). This bottle of wine is believed to be from the cellar of Thomas Jefferson (former US President) as it had the Th.J initials etched into the glass bottle. It’s great age alone would have ensured a good price at the auction, but what made the record price tag was the Th.J. etch. There’s a whole story about this bottle of wine which we’ll share with you in the next post.

There was another bottle though, which technically had a higher price tag but was never actually sold. Another bottle with Jefferson’s initials, a 1787 Chateau Margaux from an English owner was offered for sale by William Sokolin, a New York wine merchant. In 1989 he was asking US $500,000 for it when he took it to a Chateau Margaux dinner at the Four Seasons restaurant. A clumsy waiter carryingsomething bumped the bottle breaking it, so the bottle didn’t actually get sold or get any buy offers, but because it was insured, the insurance company however payed US $225,000 for the damage, thus 1787 Chateau Margaux becoming the most expensive broken bottle of wine.

The Drinkable Vintages

On a auction in 2006, the 1945 Mouton Rothschild became the most expensive vintage wine in the world. An auctioneer bought 6 magnum bottles for $345,000 and 12 regular bottles for $290,000 bringing the value of Mouton Rothschild 1945 to US $28,750 a bottle. 

Previously the same type of 1945 Mouton Rothschild wines were sold for over US $20,000 at various actions as well. The difference between the collectible wines that cannot be drink anymore and the vintage wines is obvious as they can still be enjoyed. The maximum age for a vintage dry wine is around 50 years, but some premium Bordeaux typescan resist longer. The desert wines on the other hand can stay drinkable much longer.

The most expensive retail wines

Pétrus and Romanée Conti are considered to be the most expensive wines in retail. A bottle of a new Pétrus vintage will cost a minimum US $1,000. Although Pétrus does not have any ranking, the quality is the same as any first growth wines from Bordeaux. The winery is located in Pomerol, Bordeaux and the dominant grape is Merlot.

The price of a Romanée Conti bottle is often 2 or 3 times higher then Pétrus easily reaching around US $3,000 for a bottle and even more. Romanée Conti is considered to be one of the best red wines in the world. The winery is located in Cote-de-Nuits in Burgundy and the main grape is Pinot Noir. Wines are produced here in very small quantities but the demand is huge. A bottle of the 1978 Romanée Conti was sold for US $24,000 in an auction.

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