Crama Știrbey — Attraction in Prundeni

Wonderful Visit! It is a beautiful winery, located in a beautiful region. The history of the revitalization of the winery is interesting, and the wines are by far some of my favorites from Romania. Mr. Bauer the winemaker does a meticulous job of caring for his grapes and truly understands the vine. Mr. Bauer's personal winery is also a hop, skip, and a jump away, where he practices unique innovations including roses that have the capability to age! I also found Crama Stirbey as the most welcoming to international visitors. I would love to see these wines in Canada! The 2018 Negru de Dragasani was one of my favorites from the line up of great wine! (Negru de Dragasani is a grape that is native to that region) Good complexity with a concentration of dark & red fruits. Yum. I highly recommend to visit this place if you...

I wasn't expecting such an experience. The tour was given by the actual heiress of the Stirbey domain, which was quite a time travel into the books of history. The pictures, the names, the story, the hundred year old antiques together with the detailed process of how the wine is created made the tour a truly inspiring experience. All of this while enjoying several glasses of several exceptional wines. I'm actually a beer lover, not a wine aficionado but today the balance was...

A charming vineyard producing many varieties of wine set in idyllic surrounding just off the banks of the Olt river. The vineyards were each meticulously pruned both with passion and care by a dedicated work force. We were offered a wine tasting on 16 varieties of wine all each with their own character by Jacob and Ileana who shared their knowledge with pure charisma and interest. We especially enjoyed the red Novac which goes really well with a ‘Coq au Vin’. I highly recommend...