Romania makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 30 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
9 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Dealu Mare
Dealu Mare's reds stake their claim on ripeness and structure—sun-soaked hillsides coax dark fruit and tannin weight from Cabernet and…
Transylvania
The Carpathians' high plateaus force cool ripeness into white wines of mineral bite and green apple snap, while the region's scattered…
Moldova
The continental climate and ancient limestone soils of Moldova produce wines caught between French restraint and Russian amplitude—crisp…
Vrancea
Vrancea pulls altitude and continental snap into wines that taste of slate and red cherry—a region where steep hillsides force ripeness…
Murfatlar
The Black Sea's continental climate pushes ripeness hard here—Murfatlar's reds carry the weight of sun-baked stone, while its whites…
Dealurile Olteniei
The Danube's left bank favors red wine here—Cabernet and Merlot absorb the continental heat—but it's the rosés and whites that catch the…
Recas
Recas pulls mineral intensity from clay and limestone soils, crafting reds with savory spine and whites that cut clean—a Romanian region…
Danube
The Danube's banks hold some of Europe's oldest vineyards, yet its winemakers remain restless innovators—blending native grapes with…
Drăgășani
The Danube's left bank gives Drăgășani whites of mineral tension and red wines caught between ripeness and structure, where continental…
The country’s house grammar.
The 8 styles Romania makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of romania’s production.
1,498
Romanian White — the country’s most numerous bottle.
845
682
393
382
268
257
241
The houses that keep showing up.
9 Romania estates the prestige critics have agreed on — ordered by the count of 95+ scores across Vinous, Decanter, Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Romania our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Restaurant Euphoria
Creative · European — Bucharest
92
Restaurant Nativ
Grill · European · Modern — Cluj-Napoca
84
Restaurant Maltacina
European · Traditional — Zărnești
82
Andree Restaurant
European · Traditional — Bucharest
82
Scala Hotel Restaurant
Traditional · European — Bucharest
82
Restaurant Aqua
European — Deva
59
Mantúa
Seafood · Fine Dining · Spanish Style — Arad
51
NEM'S
Grill · European · Traditional — Bucharest
46
Restaurant LUCA
Burger · Traditional · European — Mangalia
44
Restaurant Temperament
European — Bucharest
44
Compliments
Grill · European · Traditional — Bucharest
42
L'Atelier Bistro
Traditional · European — Cluj-Napoca
42
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