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Wines, Terroir, Culture, Food
Our Wines
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Tămâioasă Românească
Born from the ancient vineyards of Romania, Tămâioasă Românească glows in the glass with the color of late summer honey, holding within it the fragrance of acacia blossoms, basil, apricots, and...
Tămâioasă Românească
Born from the ancient vineyards of Romania, Tămâioasă Românească glows in the glass with the color of late summer honey, holding within it the fragrance of acacia blossoms, basil, apricots, and...
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Feteascǎ Neagrǎ
Fetească Neagră — "the black maiden" — is Romania's most distinguished red grape, grown primarily in the Dealu Mare hills of Muntenia and the Iași vineyards of Moldova. It produces...
Feteascǎ Neagrǎ
Fetească Neagră — "the black maiden" — is Romania's most distinguished red grape, grown primarily in the Dealu Mare hills of Muntenia and the Iași vineyards of Moldova. It produces...
The Stories
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What's in a name
“Dor de Casă” is more than a name. It is the story we bring with every bottle. A fragment of home for those who have left it behind, and an...
What's in a name
“Dor de Casă” is more than a name. It is the story we bring with every bottle. A fragment of home for those who have left it behind, and an...
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A Field Guide to Romania's Native Grapes
The wines you cannot get from any other country, at any price — and the twelve varieties that prove it
A Field Guide to Romania's Native Grapes
The wines you cannot get from any other country, at any price — and the twelve varieties that prove it
Curated Pairings
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My mother's letters
Every bottle we carry is here because it belongs beside food that someone, somewhere, made out of love and longing — and many of those dishes are my mother's, copied...
My mother's letters
Every bottle we carry is here because it belongs beside food that someone, somewhere, made out of love and longing — and many of those dishes are my mother's, copied...
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A table set for longing: three curated pairings
There is a Romanian word that doesn't translate cleanly into English: dor. It is the ache for a place, a person, a time you can no longer reach. We named our...
A table set for longing: three curated pairings
There is a Romanian word that doesn't translate cleanly into English: dor. It is the ache for a place, a person, a time you can no longer reach. We named our...
The Terroir
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Dealu Mare (Muntenia, southern Carpathian footh...
Dealu Mare, translated as “Big Hill”, is Romania’s premier red wine region, situated along the southern Subcarpathian piedmont. Geologically, it represents a classic foothill environment shaped by Miocene and Pliocene...
Dealu Mare (Muntenia, southern Carpathian footh...
Dealu Mare, translated as “Big Hill”, is Romania’s premier red wine region, situated along the southern Subcarpathian piedmont. Geologically, it represents a classic foothill environment shaped by Miocene and Pliocene...