🍇 Fetească Neagră
A red wine grape from Moldova and Romania, a source of local pride.
Fetească Neagră is a red wine grape, a local pride of Romania and Moldova. The name in Romanian means "black maiden".
The grape grows in Romania on the Moldavian hills (in the areas of Iași, Cotești and Odobești), in Dealu Mare, Murfatlar, Banat, Muntenia and Oltenia, in Segarcea and other places. It is grown in Moldova too. The vine gives dark berries. The wine is deep in colour, with notes of plum, cherry and spice, and soft tannins. It suits ageing in oak.
Fetească Neagră is an old local variety, and Romanians regard it as one of their main red grapes. It makes both light and aged wines. It pairs well with meat, sausages and cheese. It is sometimes compared with other dark grapes, but it has its own taste and character, reflecting the place where it grows.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Fetească Neagră → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Romanian wine
- Where it grows
- Romania: 📍 Dealu Mare, 📍 Moldavian Hills, 📍 Iași, 📍 Odobești, 📍 Cotești, 📍 Muntenia and Oltenia Hills, 📍 Segarcea, 📍 Banat Hills, 📍 Recaș
Moldova: 📍 Mileștii Mici, 📍 Valul lui Traian, 📜 Tigheci, 📍 Ștefan Vodă
🍇 Moldova - Main grape in
- 📍 Dealu Mare, 📍 Odobești, 📍 Murfatlar
Frequently asked questions
Where does Fetească Neagră come from?
It is a local variety of Romania and Moldova.
What wine does it make?
Dark red, with notes of plum, cherry and spice.
Where is it grown?
In Romania (Dealu Mare, Odobești, Murfatlar and others) and in Moldova.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Romanian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes, appellations.
- 📍 Muntenia and Oltenia Hills — The southern foothills of the Carpathians.
- 📍 Iași — The hills around the city of Iași.
- 📍 Valul lui Traian — The south-west of the country along the ancient Trajan's Wall, mostly red wines.
- 📍 Ștefan Vodă — The south-east by the Dniester; home of the well-known Purcari red wines.
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