Shaped as a bunch of grapes, the Republic of Moldova is situated in the South-East of Europe, between

the Ukraine and Romania. The country has a fragmented relief with low hills, sunny plateaus and plains,
crossed by a lot of streams which flow into the two big rivers, Prut and Dniester.

Moldova is famous for its wines and wineries. Although the country has a very small area there are
about 112 thousand hectares vineyard planted in 4 historical wine regions: Valul lui Traian (south west),
Stefan Voda (south east), Codru (center), and Balti (North); first three are destined for the production of
wines with protected geographic indication.

Over the last decade the priority forms of tourism in the Republic of Moldova have been wine and
cultural tourism. As a wine country it offers visitors opportunities to choose their favorite itineraries:
huge underground cellars, wine storage facilities, wine processing factories, production processes of
sparkling wine. Combined with the vineyards that surround them into the tourist route „The Wine Road
of Moldova„, the wineries represent a substantial reason to visit the country.

Moldova’s underground cellars are legendary! Their big wine collections are recognized by the Guinness
Book in 2005 – the biggest wine collection in the world with over 1.5 million bottles belongs to Moldova.
This “Golden Collection” is stored at over 80 meters depth, in gothic style cases, in the underground
galleries of Milestii Mici. The oldest wine in the collection dates back in 1969; thousands of bottles of
fine, white and red, dry and dessert wines are added to the collection every year. The cellars secure an
ideal microclimate for wine ageing, keeping a constant temperature and humidity.