Did you know that Moldovan wine has a 7,000-year history?
This is not a metaphor. It is a grapevine leaf imprint found in the clay of a house wall dating back about 7,000 years in Brânzeni. It refers to the wild grape Vitis sylvestris, which still grows today in the valleys of the Prut and Dniester rivers, just as it did before the first human settlements.
Moldova is the country with the highest number of vineyards per capita in the world.
After the phylloxera crisis in the 19th century, Bessarabian vine cuttings helped save European viticulture.
At one time, every second or third bottle of wine in the Russian Empire was Moldovan.
And yet, many of us do not know how deep the story behind our wine really is.
Yesterday, at the National Museum of History of Moldova, we launched the project “7000 Years Under Wine.” It is an open initiative: a traveling exhibition, an interactive website, a scientific program, and an export brand. Open to all who wish to take part.
On the evening of the launch, the Culture Platform and the National Tourism Office announced their participation.
