The Dealu Mare wine region is located within the Muntenia area of Romania. [1] [2] It is located around the municipality of Valea Călugărească [3] in Prahova County, best known for its red wines, [4] and the municipality of Pietroasele [5] in Buzău County, best known for white wines. [6] Typically identified as one of the most important wine regions in Romania, [7] it encompasses about 400 square kilometres under the Southern Carpathians.
Grape varieties
Red grape varieties grown in Dealu Mare:
White grape varieties grown in Dealu Mare:
- Busuioaca de Bohotin
- Chardonnay
- Feteasca alba
- Feteasca regala
- Muscat Ottonel
- Pinot gris
- Riesling Italico
- Sauvignon blanc
- Tămâioasă Românească
References
- ^ Clarke, Oz. Oz Clarke's New Wine Atlas: Wines and Wine Regions of the World, p. 224 (2002)
- ^ Julyan, Brian K. Sales and Service for the Wine Professional, pp. 159-60 (2008)
- ^ Nash, Nathaniel C. (8 March 1995). Valea Calugareasca Journal; From Communist Vineyards, a Bouquet of Iodine, The New York Times
- ^ Hoge, Tom (13 January 1983) Romanian Wine Wins Fans in the U.S., Palm Beach Post (Associated Press story)
- ^ "Romania wine regions". Retrieved 2013-02-21.
- ^ "O staţiune de cercetare, care are deja un secol, îşi livrează licorile pe piaţa românească" [Century-old research center delivers wines for the Romanian market]. July 1, 2009. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
- ^ Estreicher, Stefan K. Wine: From Neolithic Times to the 21st Century, p. 141 (2006)
External links
- List of wineries from Muntenia and Oltenia Archived 2010-08-18 at the Wayback Machine