🍇 Tămâioasă Românească
An aromatic Muscat-type grape of Romania for sweet wines.
Tămâioasă Românească is an aromatic muscat grape from Romania. It is the local name of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains. The grape is well known in the country and used for sweet and off-dry wines with a strong floral and muscat smell.
The best wines come from the areas of Pietroasa and Cotnari. In Pietroasa it makes a sweet wine, and in Cotnari in the east of the country it goes into local sweet wines. The grape also grows on the slopes of Dealu Mare, in Muntenia, Oltenia and Moldavia. The berries give golden wines smelling of grapes, flowers and honey.
Tămâioasă also comes dry, sparkling and fortified. Its sweet wines are served with desserts and fruit. The grape is part of Romanian viticulture, one of the old traditions in the east of Europe. The name is linked to the Romanian word "tămâie", meaning frankincense, because of its aroma. It is an example of how muscat takes on a local character in different countries.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Tămâioasă Românească → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Romanian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Dealu Mare, 🍇 Moldova, 📍 Cotnari, 📍 Muntenia and Oltenia Hills, 📍 Pietroasa
- Main grape in
- 📍 Cotnari, 📍 Pietroasa
Frequently asked questions
What is Tămâioasă Românească?
An aromatic muscat grape of Romania used for sweet wines.
Where does it grow?
In Pietroasa, Cotnari, Dealu Mare, Muntenia, Oltenia and Moldavia.
What wines are made from it?
Mostly sweet and off-dry wines, and also dry, sparkling and fortified ones.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Romanian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes, appellations.
- 🍇 Moldova — A late table grape from Moldova that resists disease and keeps well.
- 📍 Muntenia and Oltenia Hills — The southern foothills of the Carpathians.
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