sâmbătă, 14 iulie 2012

Wine industry






Moldova is known for its wines. For many years viticulture and winemaking in Moldova were the general occupation of the population. Evidence of this is present in historical memorials and documents, folklore, and the Moldovan spoken language.
The country has a well established wine industry. It has a vineyard area of 147,000 hectares (360,000 acres), of which 102,500 ha (253,000 acres) are used for commercial production. Most of the country's wine production is made for export. Many families have their own recipes and strands of grapesthat have been passed down through the generations.
Moldova consumes the highest amount of alcohol per capita in the world. 



Cricova, underground city

Cricova is an underground city in Moldova. It is a wine city in a natural limestone labrinthian maze with streets named after the wines that are located there.
It stores over one million bottles of rare wine dating back to 1902. There are roadways 74 miles long. The population of Cricova is 7,600, which includes residents above the cellars as well.
There is a map that you can look at
 here
Can you imagine so many wines? Especially in the poorest country in eastern europe, with 40nder the poverty line.
In March of this year, Russia, who buys around 80f Moldova's exported wines, put into effect a ban of Moldovan and Georgian wines. Why? Because of anti-Russian policies and a leaning toward pro-western, European Union, and UN policies.
Russian claims it is because of the wines not meeting purity standards. They have yet to supply and evidence of this result, and proof of the testing of these wines.
Moldovan and Georgian wines have not been banned in any other country.
Milestii Mici is another underground wine city/cellar in Moldova.
This one has a confirmed 1.5 million bottles (Guinness World record) and claims now to have over 2 million bottles stored. There are natural waterfalls, ponds, and sculpures underground along the roadways anywhere from 98 feet below ground to 280 ft.
The Milestii Mici is 155 miles of winding cellar paths filled with bottles that sell for as much as $600.00 each.
Sounds like home. I'll set up a tent (all those spiders) at the very end and just live on wine and drink from the waterfalls.

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