{"id":63242,"date":"2025-08-30T09:08:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T06:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/cabernet-sauvignon-globalizations-wine-or-the-hero-of-vineyards\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T13:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T10:16:35","slug":"cabernet-sauvignon-globalizations-wine-or-the-hero-of-vineyards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/cabernet-sauvignon-globalizations-wine-or-the-hero-of-vineyards\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabernet Sauvignon: Globalization\u2019s Wine or the Hero of Vineyards?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"63242\" class=\"elementor elementor-63242 elementor-63222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff7682a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff7682a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e77c8f\" data-id=\"2e77c8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ed4ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6ed4ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s International Cabernet Sauvignon Day (happy birthday, dear Cabernet, and thank you for all the wonderful moments we\u2019ve shared together!), so we decided to dedicate an article to its history, spread, and evolution in Romania &#8211; since it is, after all, the most planted wine grape in the world\u2026 though not in Romania. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34afa5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34afa5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86f3a55\" data-id=\"86f3a55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079a433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"079a433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Clear Leader of the \u201cInternationals\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da5efee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da5efee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe4158\" data-id=\"2fe4158\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9118f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db9118f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 20 years ago, Cabernet Sauvignon was neck and neck with its brother <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/merlot-a-long-way-storyteller\/\">Merlot<\/a> in the race for the title of the most planted red wine grape in the world. Brother, meaning that both are biological offspring of Cabernet Franc. But when the global plantings reached around 220,000 hectares, Cabernet pulled ahead, partly due to the success of Californian Cabernets. Merlot remained in place, while Cabernet vineyards grew to approximately 339,000 hectares, making it the most planted wine grape in the world. The top is completed by Merlot, Airen, Tempranillo, and, in fifth place, the most planted white variety, <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/chardonnay-the-best-interpreter-of-terroir\/\">Chardonnay<\/a>.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99990db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99990db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62ac63e\" data-id=\"62ac63e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9761cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9761cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should be mentioned that Airen grows almost exclusively in Spain, and Tempranillo &#8211; apart from Spain, Portugal, Chile, Mexico, and Argentina &#8211; is cultivated only in relatively small areas in the USA and Australia. In a ranking of the true \u201cglobalized\u201d grapes, planted in nearly every wine-producing country, we would actually see <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/syrah-shiraz-a-classic-for-memorable-reds\/\">Syrah<\/a> and Grenache next, followed closely by Sauvignon Blanc and <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/pinot-noir-in-romania-tradition-innovation-and-the-voice-of-the-terroir\/\">Pinot Noir<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2122b6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2122b6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d37279\" data-id=\"0d37279\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14e370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b14e370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, there are critical voices that argue the spread of these varieties comes at the expense of local and national grapes, flattening both taste and diversity of supply. But we\u2019ll leave that debate for another time &#8211; it\u2019s International Cabernet Day, and we don\u2019t want to ruin the celebration, do we? <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bfa997 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bfa997\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea1b2cc\" data-id=\"ea1b2cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38e448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b38e448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/poza-2-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-63227\" alt=\"Pahar de vin ro\u0219u Cabernet Sauvignon pe butoi de lemn cu struguri\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f65bbff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f65bbff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-441e3e3\" data-id=\"441e3e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1059e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1059e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cabernet Sauvignon: Ironically, the Child of Cabernet and Sauvignon <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69a98be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69a98be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b41834\" data-id=\"0b41834\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba95a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ba95a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cabernet Sauvignon has heavyweight parents in wine history (and the present too), but this fact was confirmed only recently. For a long time, it was thought to be an ancient variety from Roman times &#8211; Biturica, which in French became Vidure\/Bidure. But neither linguists (who insisted that \u201cvidure\u201d came from \u201cvigne dure\u201d \/ \u201chard vine\u201d) nor experts could agree. Finally, in the 1990s, DNA analyses clearly demonstrated that Cabernet Sauvignon descended from Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc &#8211; an accidental crossing that seems to have happened sometime in the 1600s.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12254c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12254c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a657bb1\" data-id=\"a657bb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1017dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1017dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wine lovers had already suspected this, even claiming it openly, recognizing in Cabernet Sauvignon both the blackcurrant notes of Cabernet Franc and the herbal, green pepper notes of Sauvignon Blanc.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-797295d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"797295d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0cd531\" data-id=\"c0cd531\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b64a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0b64a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apparently, Cabernet Franc\u2019s birthplace is somewhere in Libourne, where it was discovered by Cardinal Richelieu, who fell permanently in love with its virtues and had it planted in the Loire Valley. It was here (or possibly back in its original home &#8211; though Sauvignon Blanc is more widespread in the Loire Valley) that its love story with Sauvignon Blanc likely unfolded. What is certain is that within less than a century, Cabernet Sauvignon &#8211; the child born of that union &#8211; had become one of the most popular wine varieties in M\u00e9doc (Bordeaux). <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac58710 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac58710\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30ded48\" data-id=\"30ded48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a7fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1a7fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/poza3-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-63229\" alt=\"Ciorchini de struguri Cabernet Sauvignon pe butuc de vie b\u0103tr\u00e2n\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-194559a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"194559a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0381cb\" data-id=\"f0381cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d914a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d914a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cabernet Sauvignon: A High-Performance Grape<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80fa1cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80fa1cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1670de\" data-id=\"c1670de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16dfcbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16dfcbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The love that vineyard owners around the world have for Cabernet Sauvignon is easy to understand. It\u2019s not necessarily a highly productive grape &#8211; it has small berries, thick skins, and a large seed compared to the amount of pulp. It is highly resistant to most diseases and fairly resistant to frost, though it is vulnerable to powdery mildew.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6aa4c9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6aa4c9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27b77f5\" data-id=\"27b77f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323be0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"323be0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small berries, thick skins, large seeds, and little pulp translate into \u201chigh-quality wine,\u201d since the skins, full of aromas, have relatively little juice to dilute their richness. The tannins from the seeds and skins, in turn, give the wine the necessary structure for long-term aging. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e901754 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e901754\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d3cd3a\" data-id=\"2d3cd3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5835b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5835b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just a few decades ago, when Cabernet Sauvignon was still competing with Merlot for the title of \u201cmost planted grape in the world,\u201d some vineyard owners were hesitant to plant it because Cabernet normally ripens about two weeks later than Merlot, making it more vulnerable to early frost. Climate change has since solved this dilemma &#8211; today we have longer, warmer autumns &#8211; and Cabernet has become the clear, undisputed winner. It is now a reliable grape that winegrowers can count on.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2f499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc2f499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/poza4-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-63231\" alt=\"Struguri Cabernet Sauvignon cop\u021bi, acoperi\u021bi cu rou\u0103, \u00een vie\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc9f473 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc9f473\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-835fe75\" data-id=\"835fe75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c79c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c79c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Merlot and Cabernet: Cain and Abel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7392e1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7392e1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bb15b5\" data-id=\"6bb15b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3684a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3684a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rivalry between Cabernet and Merlot most likely has a simple explanation. Cabernet seemed to thrive best on the stony, even rocky, fast-draining soils of the left bank of the Gironde estuary, while Merlot gave its finest results on the right bank (Libournais, Bourg, Blaye). From early on, the two contested the title of king of Bordeaux (usurping their own father, Cabernet Franc), until the local winegrowers decided to blend them together in the famous Bordeaux cuv\u00e9es (alongside Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, or other varieties in tiny proportions, usually).  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-224b72a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"224b72a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3245f30\" data-id=\"3245f30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601f1a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"601f1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the end, the entire Bordeaux region was the true winner, conquering the British market\u2019s taste and enjoying centuries of prosperity, regardless of whether the exported clarets were dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon or by Merlot.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-870d5ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"870d5ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5862cf0\" data-id=\"5862cf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a28d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a28d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two Aromas that Define Cabernet Sauvignon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41417da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41417da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce06223\" data-id=\"ce06223\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf2f2d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf2f2d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mentioned earlier, Cabernet Sauvignon can be easily recognized by two aromas: blackcurrant (cassis) and a greener, vegetal note reminiscent of grass and green bell pepper. To these, in cooler climates, are often added asparagus notes, thick green leaves (like burdock), and even earthy, forest-like nuances. In warmer regions, notes of mint, eucalyptus, and black pepper frequently develop. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4abd8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4abd8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8603c08\" data-id=\"8603c08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4b14e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb4b14e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the grapes become overripe, jammy aromas appear quickly, even in young wines, but the overall profile is still dominated by dark fruits.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4196a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4196a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-210447a\" data-id=\"210447a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292c582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"292c582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/poza5-768x518.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-63233\" alt=\"Pahar de Cabernet Sauvignon \u021binut \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, l\u00e2ng\u0103 struguri \u00een vie\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4acdc14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4acdc14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92f97e5\" data-id=\"92f97e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f06693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f06693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Romanian Cabernet Sauvignon, a Great Choice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef76c82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef76c82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5448dfe\" data-id=\"5448dfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241a29e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"241a29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A warmth-loving variety, Cabernet Sauvignon has integrated perfectly into the vineyards of Oltenia and Dobrogea, though it has also produced pleasant surprises in cooler regions. For instance, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Collection from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pDsnsm7Nrk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Domeniile Avere\u0219ti<\/a> won a gold medal at the prestigious Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. Similarly, the 2023 Rupes Nobilis Cabernet from HB Wine (Mini\u0219-M\u0103derat) earned gold at <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/romania-wins-95-medals-mundus-vini\/\">Mundus Vini<\/a> and silver at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Excellent Cabernet Sauvignon is produced almost every year at Balla G\u00e9za (also in Mini\u0219), further north at Nachbil, and even in cooler Transylvania at Jelna.   <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd1af4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd1af4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2f54a4\" data-id=\"e2f54a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71aa3e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71aa3e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the first important Romanian wine brands was Soare, the country\u2019s first super-premium Cabernet Sauvignon, born on the banks of the Olt, at Bolovanu (near S\u00e2mbure\u0219ti), in Vinarte\u2019s cellar. Also from the Dr\u0103g\u0103\u0219ani area, <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/avincis-winery-how-many-generations-fit-into-a-glass-of-wine\/\">Avincis<\/a> produces a seductive Cuv\u00e9e Andrei from the same variety. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bc9262 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bc9262\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a4b569\" data-id=\"1a4b569\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261a9ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261a9ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still in Oltenia, Domeniul Coroanei Segarcea impresses with Minima Moralia Recuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103, while Crama Opri\u0219or counts among its best-sellers the \u201cred label,\u201d the codename for its super-premium Cabernet Sauvignon.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e6c2c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e6c2c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa07e78\" data-id=\"aa07e78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e91a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e91a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, Dealu Mare &#8211; the cradle of Romanian red wines &#8211; is also an excellent host for Cabernet Sauvignon (notably Cantvs Primvs from Viile Metamorfosis and the delicious Terra Romana from <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/wineries\/serve-from-the-ceptura\/\">SERVE<\/a>). However, in this region it is most often found in the well-established blends alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/merlot-a-long-way-storyteller\/\">Merlot<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/averesti-feteasca-neagra-top-100-wine-merchant\/\">Feteasc\u0103 Neagr\u0103<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2988fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2988fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40fb84b\" data-id=\"40fb84b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b64a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b64a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In sun-drenched Dobrogea, Cabernet emerges in the north, at Via Viticola Sarica Niculi\u021bel (part of the Vintruvian Estates group), while in the south, at Alira and Rasova, it is more often used in blends rather than released as a pure varietal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fee20a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fee20a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f046a79\" data-id=\"f046a79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e80be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87e80be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/output-768x596.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-63235\" alt=\"Grafic cu suprafe\u021bele cultivate cu Cabernet Sauvignon \u00een Rom\u00e2nia, pe jude\u021be\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d5f0a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d5f0a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e88096e\" data-id=\"e88096e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be0cef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be0cef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cabernet Sauvignon in Romania: Half the Size of Merlot<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2a1fa0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2a1fa0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d52a2b2\" data-id=\"d52a2b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24bab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f24bab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether because Romanians are not yet ready for intense tannins, or because the wine feels too extractive and tiring, the fact remains that Cabernet accounts for just under half of the vineyard area devoted to Merlot (5,280 hectares compared to 10,860).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8695829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8695829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/output-4-768x535.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-63237\" alt=\"Grafic cu top soiuri de struguri cultiva\u021bi \u00een Rom\u00e2nia, \u00een hectare\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bdb240 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bdb240\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4b1895\" data-id=\"d4b1895\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfdee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dfdee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be fair, Merlot produces silkier wines, with rounder tannins, ready to drink in fewer years than a Cabernet Sauvignon, while also boasting a similar structure. But for those with the patience to navigate the spice and subtleties of a mature Cabernet, there is likely a more complex universe to discover &#8211; one that is more sensitive to terroir and more accurately reflects the intentions of the winemaker. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s International Cabernet Sauvignon Day (happy birthday, dear Cabernet, and thank you for all the wonderful moments we\u2019ve shared together!), so we decided to dedicate an article to its history, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":63224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,80,91],"tags":[821,829,822,823,826,828,824,825,827,589,522,586],"class_list":["post-63242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-all","category-news","category-vinuri-eng","tag-cabernet-sauvignon-en","tag-cabernet-sauvignon-oltenia-en","tag-cabernet-sauvignon-romania-en","tag-cabernet-sauvignon-wines","tag-dealu-mare-en","tag-international-cabernet-sauvignon-day","tag-international-grape-varieties","tag-merlot-vs-cabernet-sauvignon-en","tag-oltenia-en","tag-premium-wines","tag-red-wine","tag-romanian-wines"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63243,"href":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63242\/revisions\/63243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}