Moldovan Grape Varieties

Specialised

Indigenous and regional: FETEASCĂ ALBĂ and FETEASCĂ REGALĂ (white), FETEASCĂ NEAGRĂ (red, and the flagship), RARĂ NEAGRĂ and PLAVAI. Alongside them, international varieties planted from the 19th century and massively in the Soviet period — Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Aligoté, Riesling, Saperavi. ⚠ NOT EVERY WINE MADE IN MOLDOVA IS A TRADITIONAL MOLDOVAN WINE; much of the planted area is international varieties on an industrial footing.