The Drăgășani Wine Museum ( ro, Muzeul Viei și Vinului) is a museum located at 22 Gib Mihăescu Street,

Drăgășani Drăgășani () is a city in Vâlcea County, Romania, near the right bank of the Olt river, and on the railway between Caracal and Râmnicu Vâlcea. The city is well known for the vineyards on the neighboring hills that produce some of the best W ...

, Romania. The building housing the museum was completed before 1920 by Dumitru C. Popescu, a prosperous local merchant. It features the

Neo-Brâncovenesc Romanian Revival architecture ( Romanian National Style, Neo-Romanian, or Neo- Brâncovenesc; ro, stilul național român, arhitectura neoromânească, neobrâncovenească) is an architectural style that has appeared in late 19th century in Roman ...

style. Early on, it was used for stores. After the onset of the communist regime, the local

Militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

was headquartered there. Converted into a museum in 1974, it opened to the public in 1983.Description
t the museum site The museum traces its origins to the period after World War I, when a small display existed in a school. In 1952, two residents began putting together a collection. The current display focuses on the regional

wine industry Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...

, and is divided into three sections: wine production, art, and archaeology. The museum is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Vâlcea

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