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Monday, 26 April 2010 18:05

The town Milestii Mici located only 18 km from the capital Chisinau has recently been entered in the Guinness Book of Records for having the longest tunnels for storage of wine!


Original total of 250 km underground adapted for this purpose about 120 of them are currently operational. The story goes that the creation of these came originally for underground mining of underground rock by the villagers is estimated that this activity has even opened a total of 400 km of tunnels. Over 2,000,000 bottles are stored in the basement of Milestii Mici of which most are of red wine. Original architecture (according to the traditions of medieval castles), is the imposing entrance to the basement, with a cascade of crystal clear water. The tour of the winery can be done by car, but is much more pleasant to walk through the streets bearing the names of wines - Cabernet, Aligote, Feteasca, etc.. Every bottle of wine in the cellar, has a relative identity card indicating the number, name of wine, the year of collection and the beginning of the year aging period. You can find white wines, such as "Milestscoe 1986", the "Dnestrovscoe 1984", or strong red wines such as Cabernet 1986 ", the" Codru 1986 ", the" Negru Purcari of 1986 "or as many flavored" Gratiesti 1986 "," Auriu 1986 "," Trandafirul Moldovei 1986. " All these wines on many occasions made the glory of Moldova abroad. Currently in the Golden Collection Milestii Mici of which most are red wine, the most 'of them old and' a 'Moldovei Buchet "in 1968 valued at over 2,000 euros a bottle. Valuable and 'also the section devoted to wines Purcari with the presence of different vintages of "Negru de Purcari", "de Purpuriu Purcari" and "Rosu de Purcari.
The IS (Public Company) Milestii Mici currently exports mainly to Japan and some countries of the former USSR as well, albeit in small amounts to certain EU countries.
Organized visits to the cellar can be made all year.
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