Negru de Purcari is a dry, red
Moldovan wine, produced from
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...
,
Rara neagră
Rara is a form of festival music that originated in Haiti that is used for street processions, typically during Easter Week. The music centers on a set of cylindrical bamboo trumpets called vaksin, but also features drums, maracas, güiras or ...
and
Saperavi
Saperavi ( ka, საფერავი; literally "paint, dye, give color") 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 R ...
grapes. The wine has a dark ruby, saturated color.
Areas of production
The wine is produced in some
Moldovan wineries, mainly in the
Purcari
Purcari is a commune in the Ștefan Vodă District of Moldova
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area of the
Stefan Voda district of
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
(the Southeastern wine zone); it is locally called the "Queen of England’s wine", because
Queen Elizabeth II
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regularly orders the 1990 vintage.
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Purcari winery produces its wine, which is matured for years in oak casks, in very limited batches. The wine is made from the French varieties of
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...
, Georgian
Saperavi
Saperavi ( ka, საფერავი; literally "paint, dye, give color") 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 R ...
, and Moldovan
Rara neagră
Rara is a form of festival music that originated in Haiti that is used for street processions, typically during Easter Week. The music centers on a set of cylindrical bamboo trumpets called vaksin, but also features drums, maracas, güiras or ...
.
See also
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Moldovan wine producers
Moldova has a well-established wine industry. With a production of around 2 million hectolitres of wine (as of 2018), it is the 11th largest European wine-producing country. Moldova has a vineyard area of of which are used for commercial produ ...
References
External links
Milestii Mici Negru de purcari descriptionPurcari winery Negru de Purcari description
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