Cotnari

The famous dessert wine comes from the municipality of the same name (dt. Kottnersberg) in north-eastern Romania in the Moldova region, close to the borders with Moldova and Ukraine. Wine growing was practised here at least 2,000 years ago. The area experienced a heyday under the rule of the Moldovan voivode Prince Stephen the Great (1435-1504), who became famous with his victory against the Turks, Hungarians and Poles in 1474. Cotnari wine was first mentioned in a document as early as 1448. From the 17th century onwards, the wine was known at the princely courts of all Europe, competing with Tokaj and being offered in top restaurants as "Perle de la Moldavie". When the Reblaus im Jahre 1891 auch nach Rumänien kam, wurden nahezu alle Weinberge vernichtet.

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