Top Chisinau Wine Tastings

Just 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Moldova’s capital Chișinău lies Milestii Mici, a vast wine cellar said to accommodate about 2 million bottles. With this tour, a driver takes the wheel, ferrying guests to and around the underground complex. On a guided tour of the cellar, learn about Moldovan viticulture, and sample five different wines as well as typical Moldovan dishes.

Take a break from the busy streets of Chisinau and discover more about Moldovan culture on this full-day excursion. Alongside a private guide, head to Old Orhei where you have time to explore the village and archaeological complex. Then, head to Cricova Winery where you learn about the region’s rich winemaking traditions and tour the massive underground tunnels.

Discover Moldova's rich winemaking history as you embark on a wine tasting tour to two prestigious vineyards. Visit an underground wine cellar in Cricova for a tour of the maturing and sparkling wine sections and enjoy a tasting with snacks. Then, head to Milestii Mici Winery, home to the world's largest wine collection, where you learn even more about wine and enjoy a guided tasting.

Embrace luxury with a private wine tasting tour. Visit this underground wine cellar to develop your understanding of wine. Visit maturing areas, sample the beverages on offer and enjoy a plentiful supply of nuts, biscuits and water. Explore multiple locations while roaming rambling underground streets and the Moldovan country side in style in your own private air-conditioned vehicle.

Your guide will take you to a walk around Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. The city stands on seven hills & stretches along the river Bik - the right tributary of the Dniester. After go to Cricova's cellars - the pearl of our tour, represents a unique undergroud city well-known all over the world by its huge labyrinths & especially by its excellent wines - The National Oenotec. You will be taken into the Cricova wine tunnels by small electric trains.

Transnistria is a must place to visit if you are interested in the history of the USSR in Moldova. This "dissident republic" is still politically and economically aligned with Russia and feels very different from other parts of Moldova. Visit the town of Tighina with its medieval fortress, Chitcani and its religious complex, and Tiraspol with its Soviet architecture. As this is a private tour, you can ask plenty of questions throughout the tour and enjoy a more personalized experience.

Discover the best that Chisinau has to offer during this small-group city tour with lunch. Learn about the history and culture of Moldova from your tour guide as you visit important landmarks such as Mazarache Church, Stephen III Boulevard, St. Theodore Tyron Church, and much more. Then head to the Old Orhei Monastery Complex and enjoy a delicious lunch before exploring the holy shrine.

Embark on an excursion to the unrecognized republic of Transnistria during this day trip from Chisinau. Explore the region’s capital and the second-largest city of Moldova, Tiraspol, on a sightseeing tour. Learn about the history of the region from your tour guide and pay a visit to the Bender Fortress, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century on the way back to Chisinau.

You will get an excellent opportunity to visit one of the oldest wine productions in Moldova - the wine cellars of Cricova Winery, most visited in Moldova. It represents an unique underground city, well-known all over the world by its huge labyrinths of streets, & especially by its excellent wines. It's also a good way to visit the most valuable natural and cultural heritage of Moldova - Old Orhei reservation, together with Curchi Monastery, which is one of the most beautiful monasteries in our country. A full day Tour to see Best Sights of Moldova!

Wine is part of this nation’s culture and if someone came to Romania and would not taste our wines, it would be like looking at a church from the outside and not going inside! During this tour you will meet, feel and taste the wines of the most famous wine regions in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, which was split in two parts after World War II, one is the Romanian region of Moldova, the other one being the Old Bessarabia, nowadays known as the Republic of Moldova. But both regions are linked through their famous and good wines! We will start this adventure with a Moldovan wines tasting.

Have you been visiting country within another country? Do you know the place where Lenin is still main personality? Right, that is unrecognized territory called Transnistria. No worries, it is very peaceful country within official borders of the Republic of Moldova, no matter what they say. Transnistria is attracting hundreds of tourists every day. Another big tourist attraction there is Bender Fortress – the biggest tourist complex in the country. After we will bring you to Milestii Mici Winery. Milestii Mici is probably a dream destination for those who love to enjoy a high-quality wine and relate themselves to conscious consumers of this divine drink. As a traveler, you probably want to know what is so special about Milestii Mici. It is a winery in Moldova, with the enormous underground storage facility and world's largest wine collection. 

Moldova is most famous for its wine and features some of the largest underground wine cellars in the world. Join a private guide and head to the Milestii Mici Winery, home to over two million bottles of wine and was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records. Your tour involves riding a bike through the cellars, to experience its expansiveness, and ends with a guided wine tasting.

The tour is planned in such way, that you never get bored: - Pick up at hotel/apartment - 45 minutes drive to Cricova - 2 hours excursion in the wine cellars - 1 hour drive to Old Orhei - 1 hour exploration of the site - 1 hour for relaxing lunch/dinner - 1 hour drive back to Chisinau/hotel Total time needed: 7 hours

Mileștii Mici tunnels, are the largest underground cave network with the biggest collection of wine in the world. These are situated at a depth of about 85 m under the ground. This has been officially documented by the Guinness Book of World Records! Mileștii Mici has over 200 km of underground streets, over 50 km of wine galleries, over 2 million bottles of wine, some which date back to 1968. Visitors have the unique opportunity to walk along the cool, dark galleries and avenues where big barrels are placed. The wine bottles, covered with noble dust are expecting for the day to be enjoyed.

Mileștii Mici is probably a dream destination for those who love to enjoy a high-quality wine and relate themselves to conscious consumers of this divine drink. As a traveler, you probably want to know what is so special about Milestii Mici. It is a winery in Moldova, with the enormous underground storage facility. Mileștii Mici holds almost two million bottles, earning recognition from the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest wine collection. Every “street” carries the name of a certain grape like Pinot or Cabernet Sauvignon. Visitors slowly drive cars or bikes through the maze, where normal traffic rules apply. Moldova’s Mileștii Mici proudly claims the title as the largest wine cellar in the world. The plan is next: - Pick up at your Hotel/Apartment - 40 minutes drive to Milestii Mici - 1,5 hours excursion at Milestii Mici winery with wine tasting - 40 minutes drive to Chisinau from Milestii Mici Winery - Arrival at the hotel

Venture out of the busy city of Chisinau by bike to explore the Cricova Winery. Follow your guide along both paved and unpaved roads to reach the vineyard where you are met with a snack. Then embark on a tour of the winery to learn about the winemaking process and sample the Moldovan wines. All necessary biking equipment and a transfer back to Chisinau are included.

There are few wineries in the world that still produce sparkling wines according to the traditional Champenoise method and Cricova is one of them. During this tour you will explore its endless galleries, remarkable wine collection, a winemaking museum and even the underground church. After learning the remuage and degorgement process, you will have the rare opportunity to taste few types of white, rose and red sparkling wines.

Excursions to Milestii Mici Winery and Tiraspol Transnistria. We will be driving a distance of approximately 20-miles (30 km) from Chisinau. Once there, you'll have an excellent opportunity to visit one of the oldest wine production sites in Moldova – the wine cellar "Milestii Mici". The total length of underground streets reaches approximately 125-miles (200 km), and its depth varies between approximately 130-270 feet (40-85 meters). Here you can see more than 2 million bottles, which have been recorded in the Guinness Book of Records in 2005. Your trip will continue in Transnistria region, Tiraspol city, the capital of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldovan Republic. The town was founded thanks to the Peace Treaty of Jassy, which was concluded after the Russian-Turkish War (1787-91) between Turkey and Russia. round trip distance – 190 km

Visitors and guests will surely enjoy the aroma and bouquet of Moldovan wines. It’s true culture and traditions revive. Undoubtedly, the wine event will surprise the locals and the guests of the capital by its diversity and enormity.

*Come with us to experience an unexplored corner of Europe. Moldova; *Our Tours are wonderful and they cover an incredible range of opportunities; --culture, nature, pleasure, sports, religion, adventure. *Europe’s least visited country and Transnistria; a country that ‘doesn’t exist and a Soviet relic which still uses the hammer and sickle on its flag. *A safe tour with an experienced guide *Explore both Bender and Tiraspol *Enjoy the Soviet architecture *See the Suvorov Monument *Cricova Winery or the other MILESTI MICI the biggest underground in the WOLD- Moldova with wine tasting It is a real underground wine city with wide streets, warehouses, tasting rooms. The total length of this enterprise is 120 km Cricova-the famous underground wine city

If you want to dive deeper in Moldova's history join me for this tour and let's drive to Hancesti town to see the Manuc Bey Mansion and it's museum, where the local guide will explain in details how this small country appeared on Europe's map. The mansion itself is a French-style castle, complete with a winter garden, guard towers, and a park. It was built in the second half of the XIX century by Alexander Bernardazzi, Moldova's most famous architect and for several decades has been owned by the Mirzoian family, Manuc-Bey's descendants. On the way back to Chisinau, let's visit Milestii Mici Underground Wine City, mentioned also in the Guinness Book of Records for having the biggest wine collection in the world. The length of this underground winery is 200 km at a depth of 40-85 meters. The constant temperature of 12-14ºC and the humidity of 85-95 % of this „kingdom of wine" ideally contribute to the full revelation of natural characteristics of elite wines.

On driving just at a distance of 30 km from Chisinau, You will get an excellent opportunity to visit one of the oldest wine production in Moldova – the wine cellar " Milestii Mici ". The total length of underground streets reaches 200 km, and its depth varies between 40-85 meters. The constant temperature is in the range + 12-14 ° C and humidity - 85-95%. These conditions of basements ideally contribute to the conservation of the natural bouquet of wines. "Golden Collection" - the world largest collection of bottles with vine, as evidenced by the fact that there are stored the best valuable wines!  round trip distance – 40 km

Excursion to Cricova winery and Monastery Curchi and Old Orhei, 3 excursions in one day. You will departure to one of the most fascinating wonders of the world - Cricova cellars, that was founded in 1952. They are situated under of the small Cricova town and those cellars form an underground city. The excursion will continue in the North direction, Monastery Curchi -  is a genuine gem of architectural art. The third point that will be visited in this full day of excursions is Old Orhei - one of the most remarkable monuments of the dim and distant past. round trip distance – 170 km

Embrace relaxation with this wine tour and spa experience. Start your day by exploring Cricova, one of the world's biggest underground wine cellars. Here you will tour the winery and taste the wines produced within. Then transfer by private vehicle to a five-star hotel for a luxurious spa experience. Featuring a sauna and shower, followed by tea and a traditional Balinese massage, stress elimination is just around the corner.