{"id":63777,"date":"2025-10-06T15:27:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T12:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/what-doc-ig-and-varietal-wines-mean-in-romania-and-why-it-matters\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T19:46:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:46:04","slug":"what-doc-ig-and-varietal-wines-mean-in-romania-and-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/what-doc-ig-and-varietal-wines-mean-in-romania-and-why-it-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"What DOC, IG, and Varietal Wines Mean in Romania \u2013 and Why It Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"63777\" class=\"elementor elementor-63777 elementor-63761\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bcfc24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bcfc24\" 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-aa18093\" data-id=\"aa18093\" 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-2a7200d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a7200d\" 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 we reach for a bottle of wine on the shelf, the label tells us more than we might think. Behind abbreviations such as DOC-CMD, IG, and others lies an entire story \u2014 about where the grapes come from, the rules the producer must follow, and the winemaker\u2019s intention. As a member of the European Union, Romania aligns with European wine regulations while preserving its own local character.  <\/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-874c7d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"874c7d1\" 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-d5048af\" data-id=\"d5048af\" 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-d359704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d359704\" 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\">DOC Wines \u2013 Wines of Identity and Discipline<\/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-32d4115 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32d4115\" 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-32fef89\" data-id=\"32fef89\" 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-b42633b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b42633b\" 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;\">DOC wines (Denomination of Controlled Origin) are regarded as the crown jewels of Romanian viticulture. They cannot simply appear on the market; a series of strict regulations gives them both value and credibility. <\/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-d335f38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d335f38\" 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-921dcd8\" data-id=\"921dcd8\" 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-c330eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c330eb4\" 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 classified as DOC in Romania, a wine must meet several conditions:<\/span><br>\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Origin of the grapes: At least 100% of the grapes must come from a clearly defined viticultural area (for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/dealu-mare-a-fast-growing-wine-tourism-destination\/\">Dealu Mare<\/a>, Cotnari, or Mini\u0219\u2013M\u0103derat).<\/span>\n<\/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-9a2cfb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a2cfb0\" 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-4b11388\" data-id=\"4b11388\" 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-fe6fcc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe6fcc7\" 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>Authorized grape varieties: Only approved grape varieties for that region can be used.<br>\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yield control: Production per hectare is limited to ensure grape quality.<\/span>\n  <br>\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimum sugar content at harvest: There are mandatory minimum thresholds.<\/span>\n    <br>\n      <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vinification: The winemaking process must take place within the delimited area.<\/span>\n    \n  \n<\/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-589e48b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"589e48b\" 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-4a3281e\" data-id=\"4a3281e\" 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-fb5f29e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb5f29e\" 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 DOC classification also includes additional categories:<\/span><br>\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DOC-CMD \u2013 Harvested at Full Maturity<\/span>\n  <br>\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DOC-CT \u2013 Late Harvest<\/span>\n    <br>\n      <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DOC-CIB Harvested at Noble Rot (sweet wines obtained from grapes affected by Botrytis cinerea).<\/span>\n    \n  \n<\/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-8c6aa03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c6aa03\" 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-1d6acf0\" data-id=\"1d6acf0\" 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-e2a5310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2a5310\" 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\">How Many DOCs Exist in Romania?<\/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-8efebd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8efebd8\" 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-338921d\" data-id=\"338921d\" 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-4056570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4056570\" 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;\">According to the official <a href=\"https:\/\/onvpv.ro\/ro\/search\/node?keys=harta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONVPV<\/a> list, Romania currently has 35 DOC designations for still wines and 10 DOCs for sparkling wines, plus a separate mention for petillant wines. Almost every DOC includes sub-denominations \u2014 for example, producers in Dealu Mare can indicate the specific vineyard center where the grapes come from: Dealu Mare\u2013Bolde\u0219ti, Dealu Mare\u2013Valea C\u0103lug\u0103reasc\u0103, Dealu Mare\u2013Urla\u021bi, Dealu Mare\u2013Ceptura, Dealu Mare\u2013Tohani, Dealu Mare\u2013Breaza, Dealu Mare\u2013Merei, or Dealu Mare\u2013Zore\u0219ti. <\/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-2fafc26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fafc26\" 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-ee32517\" data-id=\"ee32517\" 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-c029b93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c029b93\" 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;\">Especially for small and very small producers, it is also possible to mention the vineyard plot (plai viticol) on the label, in addition to the controlled origin and vineyard center \u2014 for instance, Valea Pietrei or Valea Nucetului in Tohani, Malu Ro\u0219u in Ceptura, or N\u0103eni and S\u0103h\u0103teni in Dealu Mare\u2013Breaza.<\/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-f2bf5fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2bf5fb\" 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=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/harta-DOC-pentru-vinuri-768x558.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-63766\" alt=\"Harta denumirilor de origine controlat\u0103 (DOC) pentru vinurile din Rom\u00e2nia, cu regiunile viticole colorate pe hart\u0103.\" \/>\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-6bddf89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bddf89\" 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-05dd630\" data-id=\"05dd630\" 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-1f06479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f06479\" 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\">IG Wines \u2013 Freedom with Local Roots<\/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-52cb000 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52cb000\" 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-2a1895c\" data-id=\"2a1895c\" 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-e01246c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e01246c\" 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>A step below in strictness, we find wines with Geographical Indication (IG). These wines also follow rules, but they are more flexible:<br>At least 85% of the grapes must come from a delimited region, although the area is broader than in the case of DOC wines. <\/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-735b801 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"735b801\" 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-54202e2\" data-id=\"54202e2\" 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-e29b242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e29b242\" 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>The list of grape varieties that can be cultivated is more permissive.<br>The thresholds for sugar accumulation and yield limits are more generous.<br>The winemaking process can take place even outside the delimited area.<br>IG wines guarantee a clear connection with their region of origin while offering winemakers the freedom to experiment and innovate.<\/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-01d0e72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01d0e72\" 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-ce7ec4f\" data-id=\"ce7ec4f\" 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-0e83d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e83d02\" 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\">How Many IGs Exist in Romania?<\/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-794db25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"794db25\" 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-8bfbad4\" data-id=\"8bfbad4\" 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-9e518ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e518ab\" 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>According to ONVPV, Romania has 12 protected geographical indications for still wines: Dealurile S\u0103tmarului, Dealurile Cri\u0219anei, Dealurile Zarandului, Viile Timi\u0219ului, Viile Cara\u0219ului, Dealurile Olteniei, Dealurile Munteniei, Terasele Dun\u0103rii, Colinele Dobrogei, Dealurile Vrancei, Dealurile Moldovei, and Dealurile Transilvaniei.<\/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-2e0736a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e0736a\" 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-f1299b9\" data-id=\"f1299b9\" 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-db3c56b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db3c56b\" 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>These are grouped into seven larger viticultural regions, which roughly follow the historical borders of Romania\u2019s provinces: Banat, Dobrogea, Maramure\u0219, Moldova, Muntenia and Oltenia (considered one region together), the Transylvanian Plateau, and the Danube Terraces.<\/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-502be35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"502be35\" 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-2ec5691\" data-id=\"2ec5691\" 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-e8b3762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8b3762\" 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=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/harta-IG-pentru-vinuri-768x578.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-63768\" alt=\"Harta indica\u021biilor geografice (IG) pentru vinurile din Rom\u00e2nia, cu regiunile viticole delimitate \u0219i colorate distinct.\" \/>\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-aca0dc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aca0dc8\" 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-b6ab540\" data-id=\"b6ab540\" 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-6efd17f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6efd17f\" 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\">Varietal Wines \u2013 The Story of the 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-018faa5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"018faa5\" 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-8d1595c\" data-id=\"8d1595c\" 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-797dbd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"797dbd3\" 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>The third category, and perhaps the easiest for consumers to understand, is that of varietal wines. Here, the focus is not on place but on the grape variety itself. <\/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-40d50b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40d50b6\" 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-248d6f3\" data-id=\"248d6f3\" 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-3dd4f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dd4f0e\" 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>If the label reads Sauvignon Blanc, <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/avincis-a-new-alutus-a-reborn-merlot-and-a-seductive-sauvignon\/\">Merlot<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/en\/soiuri\/all-about-feteasca-neagra\/\">Feteasc\u0103 Neagr\u0103<\/a>, it means the wine is varietal and that at least 85% of it comes from that grape. The requirements for a wine to be classified as varietal are less restrictive than those for DOC and IG wines. <\/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-916c0a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"916c0a9\" 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-f76354b\" data-id=\"f76354b\" 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-7954573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7954573\" 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>Varietal wines are particularly useful for export, since a Cabernet Sauvignon from Romania is far easier for a consumer in London or New York to understand than a label listing DOC \/ vineyard center \/ plot name.<\/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-56b348c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56b348c\" 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-aa4c2eb\" data-id=\"aa4c2eb\" 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-1f050cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f050cd\" 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=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/woman-tasting-wine-outdoors-2025-03-13-08-24-44-utc-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-63770\" alt=\"Femeie degust\u00e2nd un pahar de vin ros\u00e9 \u00eentr-o podgorie, bucur\u00e2ndu-se de aromele vinului rom\u00e2nesc.\" \/>\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-c4ed1d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4ed1d6\" 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-2340e70\" data-id=\"2340e70\" 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-10893c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10893c2\" 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\">Romania and Italy: DOC vs. DOCG<\/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-efb3143 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efb3143\" 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-aa37dfb\" data-id=\"aa37dfb\" 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-7f5fcbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f5fcbf\" 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>To better understand where Romania stands, it\u2019s helpful to compare its system with Italy\u2019s hierarchy of wine classifications.<br>DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) \u2013 similar to Romania\u2019s DOC: a delimited area, clear rules, and controlled production.<\/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-c840999 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c840999\" 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-901120b\" data-id=\"901120b\" 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-3a3fb3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a3fb3b\" 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>DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) \u2013 a higher level of classification, where each batch of wine is tested and certified by a government commission before release, and bottles receive an official seal. Examples include Barolo DOCG and Brunello di Montalcino DOCG. <br>Romania does not yet have a DOCG level, but its DOC system functions similarly and covers the premium wine segment.<\/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-b679904 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b679904\" 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-e70133a\" data-id=\"e70133a\" 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-e1f7705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1f7705\" 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>However, as some critics point out, over-regulation can also become a trap and even a barrier to creativity.<\/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-d8d4e87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8d4e87\" 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-aff9635\" data-id=\"aff9635\" 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-d93cbd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d93cbd0\" 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>The clearest example comes again from Italy \u2014 the birthplace of the Super Tuscan wines.<br>When the law prohibited the use of Cabernet Sauvignon in DOC wines, producers who dared to blend it sold their creations as simple table wines \u2014 the lowest classification level. Yet these wines, such as Sassicaia and Tignanello, went on to become global icons, now sold for hundreds or even thousands of euros a bottle.   <\/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-a017f1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a017f1c\" 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-a49e4e8\" data-id=\"a49e4e8\" 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-041ac9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"041ac9e\" 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>Over time, regulations softened to acknowledge their quality, first through the IGT Toscana classification and later with the creation of DOC Bolgheri, the home of Sassicaia.<\/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-019e463 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"019e463\" 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-4097e57\" data-id=\"4097e57\" 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-8e597d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e597d6\" 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\">Conclusion<\/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-4915683 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4915683\" 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-bcdd11a\" data-id=\"bcdd11a\" 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-655dce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"655dce7\" 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>The label on a wine bottle is more than just decoration \u2014 it is the map of the wine.<br>DOC guarantees authenticity and terroir. Romania currently has 35 DOCs for still wines and 10 DOCs for sparkling wines.<br>IG promises authenticity with flexibility. Romania officially recognizes 12 IGs.  <\/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-283ba2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"283ba2f\" 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-fe7ad22\" data-id=\"fe7ad22\" 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-5ca17ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ca17ad\" 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>Varietal wines simply tell you which grape you\u2019re drinking, regardless of region<br>Romania offers all of these options \u2014 meaning that whether you\u2019re a lover of complex, terroir-driven wines or simply looking for a good Sauvignon Blanc for dinner, the classification system will guide you to the right bottle.<\/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-3cfbf01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cfbf01\" 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-142aa8b\" data-id=\"142aa8b\" 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-76f1277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76f1277\" 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=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/friends-tasting-wine-on-the-vineyard-2025-03-16-02-27-03-utc-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-63772\" alt=\"Grup de prieteni degust\u00e2nd vin alb \u00eentr-o podgorie rom\u00e2neasc\u0103, \u00eentr-o zi \u00eensorit\u0103 de var\u0103.\" \/>\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we reach for a bottle of wine on the shelf, the label tells us more than we might think. 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