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Cricova

Moldova · Chișinău · 100 m

Short description of Cricova

Cricova is a wine cellar built into a limestone mine north of Chișinău, and the scale is the point. About a hundred and twenty kilometres of galleries run under the ground at sixty to eighty metres depth, laid out as streets with names like Cabernet and Feteasca and driven through by electric train, since walking would take a day. Around a million and a half bottles are stored at a constant twelve degrees. A collection room holds bottles taken as war reparations, including wine from Göring's cellar.

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Recommended length of stay

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Maximum1 day

Travel seasons at a glance

Best time to visit: May – June or September – October

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All highlights and sightsBeta

  1. Underground wine streets by electric train
  2. Tasting rooms cut into the limestone
  3. National wine collection and the reparation bottles
  4. Sparkling wine made by the traditional method
  5. Constant twelve degrees at eighty metres depth
  6. Cellar streets named after grape varieties
  7. Presidential tasting hall

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