Wines of Romania

Today, Romania is Eastern Europe's most important wine economy. Some 2,700 years ago, the ancient Greeks settled in, what is today, Romania and established a flourish viticultural scene.

Romania's wine story is extraordinarily mixed; the land is a melting pot of historical cultures: the Greeks, Hungarians, Austrians and Ottoman Turks have all had a hand in Romania's political past and yet wine making has flourished, uninterrupted.

Today, Romania's Latin cultural roots and Romance language mean wine has a strong influence in their lifestyle - both in terms of wine-making and consumption; they export around 11% of production!

Join us for a unique chance to explore Romania's incredible indigenous grapes such as Feteasca regala, Welschrielsing, Rkatsiteli and Tamaioasa Romaneasca - highly unusual on the UK market so a wonderful chance to explore wonderfully unusual wines.

The tasting is co-hosted with Andrew from Solaris Wines and will feature the following wines from Prince Stirbey estate in the Dragasani region:

Whites
Cramposie Selectionata 2022 (Cramposie Selectionata)
Sauvignonasse 2018 (Sauvignonasse)
Tamaioasa Romaneasca Dulce 2021 (Tamaioasa Romaneasca)

Reds
Merlot 2017 (Merlot)
Novac Sec 2019 (Novak)
Negru Dragasani Rezerva 2019 (Negru Dragasani)

Your tasting will include: a tasting samples of six carefully selected wines, tasting samples of artisan cheeses, full wine notes & handouts, a 2 hour interactive presentation, with Q&A, led by our wine tutor.