Moldova,officially the Republic of Moldova,is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe,on the northeastern corner of the Balkans. The country spans a total of 33,483 km2 (12,928 sq mi) and has a population of approximately 2.5 million as of January 2023. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north,east,and south. The unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria lies across the Dniester river on the country's eastern border with Ukraine. Moldova is a unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic with its capital in Chișinău,the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre.
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines,grown mainly for winemaking,but also raisins,table grapes,and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science,practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards are often characterised by their terroir,a French term loosely translating as "a sense of place" that refers to the specific geographical and geological characteristics of grapevine plantations,which may be imparted to the wine itself.
Peter Leon Lehmann AM,was an Australian wine producer based in the Barossa Valley.
A winemaker or vintner is a person engaged in winemaking. They are generally employed by wineries or wine companies,where their work includes:
Albariño or Alvarinho is a variety of white wine grape grown in Galicia and in Northwest Portugal where it is also used to make varietal white wines. Albariño is the name for the grape in Galician. In Portugal it is known as Alvarinho,and sometimes as Cainho Branco.
Prosecco is an Italian DOC or DOCG white wine produced in a large area spanning nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions,and named after the village of Prosecco,in the province of Trieste,Italy. It is made from the Prosecco grape,but denomination rules allow up to 15% of the wine to be other permitted varieties. Prosecco is almost always made in sparkling or semi-sparkling style,but a still wine is also permitted. Within the larger designation are two small DOCG areas,Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco in the hills between the comuni (municipalities) of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene,and Asolo Prosecco around the nearby comune of Asolo. Prosecco Superiore is always spumante and comes only from these DOCG areas.
Moldova has a well-established wine industry. With a production of around 2 million hectolitres of wine,it is the 11th largest European wine-producing country. Moldova has a vineyard area of 148,500 hectares of which 107,800 hectares are used for commercial production. The remaining 40,700 hectares are vineyards planted in villages around the houses used to make home-made wine. Many families have their own recipes and strands of grapes that have been passed down through the generations. There are 3 historical wine regions:Valul lui Traian,Stefan Voda and Codru (center),destined for the production of wines with protected geographic indication.
Saperavi is an acidic,teinturier-type grape variety native to the country of Georgia,where it is used to make many of the region's most well-known wines. It is also grown in Russia and in lesser quantities in Armenia,Moldova,Ukraine,Uzbekistan,Azerbaijan,Australia.
Sovetskoye Shampanskoye is a generic brand of sparkling wine produced in the Soviet Union and its successor states. It was produced for many years as a state-run initiative. Typically the wine is made from a blend of Aligotéand Chardonnay grapes.
Hajós is a town in Bács-Kiskun County,Hungary.
Muscat Ottonel or Muskat-Ottonel is a white wine grape variety that is a member of the Muscat family of Vitis vinifera. It is most notable for its use in dessert wines from Austria,Bulgaria,Romania,Moldova,Croatia and Serbia as well as dry wines from Alsace and Hungary. In Alsace,the varietal designation Muscat d'Alsace is allowed for the varieties Muscat Ottonel,Muscat blanc àpetit grains and Muscat rose àpetit grains blended in any combination -or not-,and blends between these are not allowed for most Alsace Grands Crus.
The Great French Wine Blight was a severe blight of the mid-19th century that destroyed many of the vineyards in France and laid waste to the wine industry. It was caused by an aphid that originated in North America and was carried across the Atlantic in the late 1850s. The actual genus of the aphid is still debated,although it is largely considered to have been a species of Daktulosphaira vitifoliae,commonly known as grape phylloxera. While France is considered to have been worst affected,the blight also did a great deal of damage to vineyards in other European countries.
Maryland wine is wine made in the U.S. state of Maryland. The industry has grown rapidly since the first winery in Maryland,Boordy Vineyards,opened in 1945. It is estimated that the industry contributes $50 million annually to the Maryland economy.
A winemaking cooperative is an agricultural cooperative which is involved in winemaking,and which in a similar way to other cooperatives is owned by its members. The members in a winemaking cooperative are usually vineyard owners,who deliver grapes to the cooperative,which is involved in production of wine from the grapes and the subsequent marketing activities.
Fairview Wine and Cheese farm is a South African producer of wines and cheeses based in the Paarl region of the Western Cape province. It is owned and run by Charles Back,who also owns The Goats do Roam Wine Company and The Spice Route Winery.
Grower Champagnes or Artisan Champagnes are Champagnes produced by the estate that owns the vineyards where the grapes are grown. Récoltant-Manipulant is the term in French,and Grower Champagnes can be identified by "RM" on the wine label. While large Champagne houses such as Mumm,Moët et Chandon and Veuve Clicquot may use grapes from as many as 80 different vineyards in the Champagne region to create a consistent house style,Grower Champagnes tend to be more terroir-focused,sourced from a single vineyard or closely located vineyards around a village,and made with grapes which vary with each vintage. Today there are over 19,000 independent growers in the Champagne region,accounting for nearly 88% of vineyard land in the region;around 5,000 of these growers produce wine from their own grapes. Of the Champagne imported into the US in 2014,only 5% was Grower Champagne.
Swedish wine,in terms of wine produced commercially from grapes grown in Sweden,is a very marginal but growing industry which saw its first beginnings in the late 1990s.
Moldova is an agrarian-industrial state,with agricultural land occupying 2,499,000 hectares in a total area of 3,384,600 hectares. It is estimated that 1,810,500 of these hectares are arable. Moldova is located in Eastern Europe,and is landlocked,bordering Romania and Ukraine. Moldova's agricultural sector benefits from a geographical proximity to large markets,namely the European Union. As a share of GDP,agriculture has declined from 56% in 1995 to 13.8% in 2013. Data from 2015 estimated that agriculture accounted for 12% of Moldova's GDP. Agriculture as a sector is export-oriented,with the composition of Moldova's total exports containing agriculture and the agri-food sector as a main component. 70% of agri-food exports in 2012 included beverages,edible fruits and nuts,oilseeds,vegetable preparations and cereals. Here,fruits,vegetables and nuts were attributed to 33% of Moldova's exports for 2011–2013. Moldova is also one of the top ten apple exporters in the world. However,because of the long-term emphasis on fruit,vegetables are often imported.
Cape May Winery &Vineyard is a winery in Lower Township in Cape May County,New Jersey. It is outside of the North Cape May census-designated place,though sometimes its address is stated as a "North Cape May" address. Patriot-News described it as being in North Cape May.
DiMatteo Vineyards is a winery located in Hammonton in Atlantic County,New Jersey. Formerly a family produce farm,the vineyard was first planted in 2000,and opened to the public in 2002. In 2010,the winery moved its headquarters to a new location in Hammonton. DiMatteo has 14 acres of grapes under cultivation,and produces 1,500 cases of wine per year. The winery is named after the family that owns it.
