Romănești () is one of Moldova's largest
Moldovan wine producers from the north of
Strășeni
Strășeni (, russian: Страшены, Стрэшень, translit=Strasheny, Streshen, latter Russian name used in Moldovan Russian-language media) is a city and municipality of about 20,000 inhabitants in central Moldova, the administrative ce ...
, part of the
Codru Wine Region of Moldova. This winery is the former wine-making Imperial colony of
Romanov dynasty
The House of Romanov (also transcribed Romanoff; rus, Романовы, Románovy, rɐˈmanəvɨ) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after the Tsarina, Anastasia Romanova, was married to ...
.
The winery was once the leading wine producer of the former
USSR
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. One of Romanesti's more famous products is a
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...
-type red wine, which was popular with the old
Russian tsar
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s.
See also
Moldovan wine producers
External links
www.romanesti.moldagro.md - the official site
Wineries of Moldova
Moldovan brands
Wineries of the Soviet Union
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