Salcuta Winemakers Way Feteasca Alba

Salcuta Winemakers Way Feteasca Alba from Moldova. The wine region of Stefan Voda. Historically, the roots of winemaking in the village of Salcuta go back to the second half of the 19th century. Here, local grape varieties (Feteasca Alba, Rara Neagra, Plavai) were successfully combined with the best European varieties (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, etc.).

Feteasca is an Eastern European grape variety that occurs in three sub-varieties. The white Feteasca -alba is the basis of the other two, the white -regala and the red -neagra. The grapes are grown in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Moldova. The Feteasca-regala is the most important of the three because of its higher quality for viticulture. Although the grape is important for viticulture in the countries mentioned, it is not considered to be of very high quality in Western Europe because of the somewhat flat character of the wines. Due to the high sugar production in the grape, good sweet wines can be produced, but only the best wines give nice hints of stone fruit (peach).