Chateau Vartely

Moldova is known for its wines. And the wine-making industry is a major part of the Moldovan economy. 

See this site for more information from the Moldova Wine Guild:

http://www.moldovawineguild.md/wine_industry/index.html

Part of my work while in Moldova was to work out the itinerary and all logistics for my Study Abroad course that I am developing for the Spring 2013 semester.  

Excursions will include visits to fortresses, monasteries, wineries. 

I had previously visited Milestii Mici -- see earlier posts on this blog from November 2010 and http://www.milestii-mici.md/  -- which is quite extraordinary. (It still holds the Guinness World Record for the largest wine collection in the world.)

During this summer stay, I wanted to visit Chateau Vartely.

Chateau Vartely is near the cave monasteries of Orhei Vechi, and it would be easy to combine an excursion to Orhei and Chateau Vartely on the same day. (Which is what we did)

We very much enjoyed the tour and the tasting and the relaxing lunch on the balcony.

I look forward to the day when we can buy wines from Chateau Vartely in Florida!


For more information about Chateau Vartely, click here
http://www.vartely.md/?lang=en