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Wines from Muntenia and Oltenia

The two provinces located south of the central Carpathians, Muntenia and Oltenia, cover together a viticultural area of approximately 104,000 hectares. Here, vines are located mostly in the hillside area, on the final ramifications of the mountain towards the plains, where large and important vineyards have been set up, but they may also be found in the sands of southern Oltenia or in certain areas close to the Danube.

Crossing Muntenia from east to west, we first encounter the Buzau Hills vineyard, with its wine-growing centers at Ramnicu-Sarat, Zarnesti and Cenatesti, then the vast vineyard of Dealu Mare, with its famous vines located at the centers of Zoresti, Merei, Pietroasa, Breaza-Buzau, Cricov, Tohani, Ceptura, Urlati, Valea Calugareasca and Boldesti. Further on, we enter the Stefanesti-Arges vineyard, consisting of the wine-growing centers of Stefanesti, Topoloveni and Valea Mare-Dambovita, followed by the Samburesti vineyard. Crossing the Olt River to Oltenia, we come across the ancient Dragasani vineyard, with its vines from Dragasani, Gusoeni, Cerna and Iancu Jianu. Further on, in the Dolj and Mehedinti Counties, there are such vineyards as Dealurile Craiovei, Severinului and Plaiurile Drancei, as well as the independent viticultural center of Segarcea.

We should not forget about the vines located on the sands close to the Danube, in the southern part of Oltenia, namely the Sadova-Corabia, Calafat and Dacilor vineyards, or those from the Gorj county (the Targu-Jiu and Poiana Crusetu vineyards), as well as a few areas yielding good quality wines located on small areas in the Braila county (Ciresu, Jirlau, Ramnicelu), Calarasi (Ulmu), Giurgiu (Greaca), Dambovita (Bucsani, Valea Voievozilor), Arges (Costesti), Teleorman (Furculesti and Mavrodin), Olt (Draganesti).

The area we are now in is favored by the climatic conditions, namely by the surplus of light and heat resources, exceeding those of northern Moldavia and Transylvania. Owing to this climate, it is here that the best Romanian red wines – colored and full-bodied – are obtained, together with superior white wines, many of them with origin denominations, full of temptations.

Just like in Moldova, our journey will only include a few of the above-mentioned places, picking the most famous ones for the quality of the wines they produce. First, we shall stop at the famous vineyard of Dealu Mare, we shall make a short halt at Pietroasa, cross the Stefanesti and Samburesti vineyards, then reach Dragasani and come across the vines and wines of Dolj, Mehedinti and Gorj. It is a long way, marked by numerous surprises and satisfactions. Let us embark on this journey together!

MUNTENIA AND OLTENIA
Vineyard	Viticultural centre	County	Varieties
Vineyard	Viticultural centre	County	Recommended	Authorised
DEALURILE BUZAULUI	Cernatesti	Buzau	Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca alba Feteasca neagra Pinot noir
	Zarnesti	Buzau	Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca alba Feteasca neagra Pinot noir
	Ramnicu Sarat	Buzau	Aligoté Feteasca alba Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca regala Merlot
DEALU MARE	Boldesti	Prahova	Pinot gris Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca alba Muscat Ottonel
	Valea Calugareasca	Prahova	Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Feteasca neagra Merlot Muscat Ottonel Pinot gris Pinot noir Sauvignon	Feteasca alba Riesling italian Zweigelt
	Urlati-Ceptura	Prahova	Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Feteasca neagra Merlot Pinot gris Pinot noir Sauvignon	Feteasca alba Muscat Ottonel Zweigelt
	Tohani	Prahova	Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Feteasca neagra Merlot Pinot gris Pinot noir Sauvignon	Feteasca alba Muscat Ottonel Riesling italian Tamaioasa romaneasca Zweigelt
	Cricov	Prahova	Feteasca alba Riesling italian	Feteasca regala Muscat Ottonel
	Breaza-Buzau	Buzau	Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Pinot gris Pinot noir Sauvignon Riesling italian Tamaioasa romaneasca	Feteasca alba Feteasca regala Merlot Muscat Ottonel
	Pietroasa	Buzau	Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Grasa de Cotnari Pinot noir Sauvignon Tamaioasa romaneasca	Busuioaca de Bohotin Feteasca alba Merlot Riesling italian
	Merei	Buzau	Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot gris Pinot noir Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca alba Feteasca neagra Merlot Tamaioasa romaneasca
	Zoresti	Buzau	Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot gris Pinot noir Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca alba Feteasca neagra Merlot Muscat Ottonel
-	Costesti	Arges	Cabernet Sauvignon Riesling italian Sauvignon	Burgund mare Feteasca regala Feteasca neagra Merlot
-	Bucsani	Dambovita	Feteasca regala Riesling italian	Feteasca regala Feteasca neagra Merlot
-	Valea Voievozilor	Dambovita	Feteasca alba Riesling italian	Aligoté Feteasca regala
STEFÃNESTI	Stefanesti	Arges	Chardonnay Feteasca alba Feteasca neagra Pinot gris Sauvignon Tamaioasa romaneasca	Cabernet Sauvignon Feteasca regala Merlot Muscat Ottonel Riesling italian
	Topoloveni	Arges	Feteasca alba Feteasca neagra Merlot Riesling italian Sauvignon	Burgund mare Cabernet Sauvignon Feteasca regala Muscat Ottonel
	Valea-Mare	Arges	Feteasca alba Feteasca neagra Merlot Riesling italian Sauvignon	Burgund mare Cabernet Sauvignon Feteasca regala Muscat Ottonel
SÎMBURESTI	Simburesti	Olt	Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Negru de Dragasani Pinot noir Riesling italian Sauvignon	Burgund mare Feteasca regala
SÎMBURESTI	Dobroteasa	Olt	Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Pinot noir Negru de Dragasani Riesling italian Sauvignon	Burgund mare Feteasca alba Feteasca regala
DRAGASANI	Dragasani	Valcea	Cabernet Sauvignon Negru de Dragasani Pinot gris Pinot noir Riesling italian Sauvignon Tamaioasa romaneasca	Cramposie Selectionata Feteasca alba Feteasca regala Merlot Muscat Ottonel
	Gusoieni	Valcea	Feteasca regala Sauvignon Tamaioasa romaneasca	Feteasca alba Riesling italian
	Maciuca	Valcea	Feteasca regala Negru de Dragasani Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca alba Muscat Ottonel Tamaioasa romaneasca
	Iancu-Jianu	Olt	Feteasca regala Riesling italian Sauvignon	Cramposie Selectionata Feteasca alba Muscat Ottonel Tamaioasa romaneasca
-	Jiblea	Valcea	-	Muscat Ottonel Sauvignon
DEALURILE CRAIOVEI	Banu Maracine	Dolj	Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot noir Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca regala Merlot Negru de Dragasani Tamaioasa romaneasca
	Bradesti	Dolj	Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot noir Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca regala Merlot Negru de Dragasani Tamaioasa romaneasca
	Brabova	Dolj	Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot noir Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca regala Merlot Negru de Dragasani Tamaioasa romaneasca
-	Segarcea	Dolj	Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Pinot noir Sauvignon Tamaioasa romaneasca	Merlot Muscat Ottonel Riesling italian
PODGORIA SEVERINULUI	Severin-Dealul Viilor	Mehedinti	Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Pinot noir Riesling italian Sauvignon Tamaioasa romaneasca	Feteasca regala Merlot Muscat Ottonel Negru de Dragasani
PODGORIA SEVERINULUI	Corcova	Mehedinti	Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot noir Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca alba Merlot Muscat Ottonel Tamaioasa romaneasca
PLAIURILE DRINCEI	Golul Drincei	Mehedinti	Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Pinot noir Sauvignon Tamaioasa romaneasca	Feteasca regala Merlot Negru de Dragasani Riesling italian
	Vinju Mare	Mehedinti	Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Pinot noir Sauvignon Tamaioasa romaneasca	Merlot Negru de Dragasani Riesling italian
	Orevita	Mehedinti	Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Merlot Pinot noir Sauvignon Tamaioasa romaneasca	Negru de Dragasani Riesling italian
	Plenita	Dolj	Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot noir Sauvignon	Merlot Riesling italian
-	Tirgu Jiu	Gorj	Chardonnay Muscat Ottonel Riesling italian Sauvignon	Feteasca regala Feteasca alba Merlot Pinot noir Tamaioasa romaneasca
-	Poiana Crusetu	Gorj	Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Muscat Ottonel Riesling italian Sauvignon	Cramposie Selectionata Feteasca alba Feteasca regala Merlot Negru de Dragasani Pinot noir Tamaioasa romaneasca