Fun Facts

Purcari wines have no mega purple dye, potassium sorbate, sugar or tap water to their wines.

Yes, producers throughout the world can add Mega Purple Dye, Potassium Sorbate, Tap Water and sugars to their wines without putting that on their labels. Moldova’s Strict National LAW on Vine and Wine Chapter VIII SANCTIONS Article 36 forbids their use.

It is a crime to remove the world famous soil from Moldova.

The soil in this region has an estimated 900 million US Dollars in black market sales each year. With wine this good, it appears a lot of people want that soil!

One cellar in Moldova has over 1.5 million bottles called, “The Golden Collection”. If you lined up those bottles in a single line it would cover over 284 miles or over 5,000 football fields.

It’s true the small country of Moldova is just full of wine! One cellar in Moldova has over 1.5 million bottles called, “The Golden Collection”. If you lined up those bottles in a single line it would cover over 284 miles or over 5,000 football fields.

Moldova is on the same parallel as Bordeaux, France.

Yes, the world class soil region of Purcari is within miles of the same latitude as the two most famous wine producers in Bordeaux.
Maybe that is why Chateau Purcari is the most awarded winery East of the Rhine river.

Queen Elizabeth and other royals drunk Purcari.

Negru de Purcari has been named the “Queen’s wine” because it is a favorite of Queen Elizabeth’s along with many of the Royal families of Europe.

The secret is out Moldova rated #1 Off the Beaten Path Destination by Lonely Planet. How? Travel & Leisure, Vivino and others have named Moldova as one of top trending wine regions to visit.

Truly great wine regions, like the Purcari Valley in Moldova are able to display varietal typicity and regional specificity which are two critical components to any high end world class wines. How else could they win so many awards?

Yes, in Moldova you can drive your car underground in over 200 miles of wine cellars with street signs and stop lights. These limestone wine cellars are the perfect microclimate for aging wine.

Moldova’s Strict National LAW on Vine and Wine: Chapter II Article 10. Within 30 days from the planting, reconstruction or uprooting actions, you must notify the local mayor's office. These national quality control laws ensure the high quality of the wines.

The magical Rara Neagra grape is only grown on 80 hectares in the whole world but it produces three of the most decorated wines in Europe. Chateau Purcari Rose, Rara Neagra and Freedom Blend..Shhh there is not that much to go around.

LAW on Vine and Wine No. 57 Every new young vine plantation shall be entered into record books in the first year of vegetation. With one in four people working in the wine industry in Moldova what else could we expect?