Cricova Winery Kingdom Tour from Chisinau

Sightseeing  :  Moldova  :  Chisinau  :  Cricova  :  Wine Tasting & Winery Tours

In 1952, the underground city of Cricova was founded and is one of the most fascinating wonders of the world with its wine cellars.Cricova town and its cellars form what seems like an underground city. The basements were formed after limestone extraction from the mines. Later, from cellars winemakers formed avenues and streets with wine, which are stored in the surrounding niches: Cabernet, Aligote, Sauvignon, etc.These avenues and streets have a length of 120 km in total. The constant temperature is about +12 degrees and humidity that does not exceed 97-98% are the most favourable conditions for the storage of 30 million l of quality wine. Today, the wooden gate of Cricova winery is open to everyone. You have an undeniable chance to penetrate into the mysterious wine making process and to taste the best quality Moldovan wines.
The total duration of the excursion is 1.5 - 3 hours, including round trip time, excursion along the streets of the underground city, a visit of the production areas for manufacturing of vintage wines and classic champagne, State Collection and the tasting halls.