Romania's capital, Bucharest, is a fun city to explore wines, which is good news for #winelover adventurers in Southern Romania. Moreover, they will also discover that all wine country roads lead back to Bucharest. After a day touring Dealu Mare wineries, Prahova County, we returned to Bucharest for dinner at La Mama Ateneu. Over dinner that evening we were introduced to two wineries, Liliac and Casa de Vinuri Cotnari. Without doubt an evening in Bucharest with Liliac Winery and Casa de Vinuri Cotnari wines is an evening to remember.
An Evening with Liliac and Casa de Vinuri Cotnari Wines
While we enjoyed dinner at La Mama Ateneu, it was the perfect setting for wine conversations with friends.
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| Liliac and Casa de Vinuri Cotnari Wines © Spaswinefood |
It was indeed awesome to be introduced to wines from Liliac Winery and Casa de Vinuri Cotnari.
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| Discussing Liliac Wines, La Mama Ateneu © George Wine |
I had encountered Liliac wines before however, this was my first time tasting Casa de Vinuri Cotnari wines. Let's take a closer look at these wines.
Liliac Winery
Transylvania's Liliac Winery is located in Batos in the Lechinta Wine Region. The wines are made with Romanian grapes under the expertise of Austrian Rodoff Krizan. The Romanian word liliac means bat or flittermouse. The winery's colorful wine labels typically have a bat included in the design.
Liliac, Fetească Albă and Fetească Regală 2015
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| Liliac, Fetească Albă and Fetească Regală 2015 © Spaswinefood |
Liliac, Fetească Albă 2015
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| Liliac, Fetească Albă 2015 © Spaswinefood |
Liliac, Young Light Rosé 2015
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| Liliac, Young Light Rosé 2015 © Spaswinefood |
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| Liliac, Young Light Rosé 2015 © Spaswinefood |
Without doubt the wine label design for their rosé wine is stunning. It reminds me of the children's story Stellaluna.
Casa de Vinuri Cotnari
Casa de Vinuri Cotnari is a wine house in northeastern Romania. The producer is located in Cotnari, Moldova. I tasted from two of their wine series (Casa de Vinuri Cotnari, Colocviu series and Cotnari Domenii series).
Casa de Vinuri Cotnari, Colocviu la Paris, Busuioaca De Bohotin Rose Sec 2015
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Colocviu la Paris, Busuioaca De Bohotin Rose Sec 2015 © Spaswinefood
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Casa de Vinuri Cotnari, Colocviu la Roma, Tămâioasă Românească 2015
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| Colocviu la Roma, Tămâioasă Românească 2015 © Spaswinefood |
Casa de Vinuri Cotnari, Colocviu la Moskova, Grasa de Cotnari 2015
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| Colocviu la Moscova, Grasa de Cotnari 2015 © Spaswinefood |
The last wine of the evening was a delightful Cotnari Domenii red wine.
Cotnari Domenii, Fetească Neagra 2014
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| Cotnari Domenii, Fetească Neagra 2014 © Spaswinefood |
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| Cotnari Domenii, Fetească Neagra 2014 © Spaswinefood |
During the wine tasting there many tempting food platters to sample.
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| Tempting Platters, La Mama Ateneu © George Wine |
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| Veggies and Polenta, La Mama Ateneu © George Wine |
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| Potatoes, La Mama Ateneu © Spaswinefood |
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Tempting Veggies, La Mama Ateneu © Spaswinefood
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| Mushrooms and Polenta, La Mama Ateneu © Spaswinefood |
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| Ham and More, La Mama Ateneu © George Wine |
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| Sausages, La Mama Ateneu © George Wine |
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| Fish, La Mama Ateneu © Spaswinefood |
Bucharest Wine Conversations
Bucharest is indeed a special place to explore wines.
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| A Bucharest Wine Tasting, La Mama Ateneu © Spaswinefood |
It was an awesome evening of wine conversations with #winelover friends.
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| #Winelovers, La Mama Ateneu © George Wine |
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| #Winelover Friends, La Mama Ateneu © George Wine |
It is such conversations that leave you with the wonderful memories of Liliac and Casa de Vinuri Cotnari wines. It is also such conversations that inspire me to want to learn more about Liliac and Casa de Vinuri Cotnari wineries. Thank you Georgiana Simona (Liliac) and Stefan Timofti (Casa de Vinuri Cotnari) for introducing me to these wines.
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| Memories of Liliac and Casa de Vinuri Cotnari Wines © George Wine |
After a delightful evening with #winelover friends we returned to our Bucharest hotel. It was indeed a beautiful evening in Bucharest. I could not resist taking a picture from our hotel room window, which just happened to overlook Cercul Military National, an historical and architectural monument.
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| Cercul Militar National, Bucharest © Spaswinefood |
I
invite you to join me in my travels in Romania and elsewhere at Spaswinefood. I would like to give
special thanks to Razvan Stoenescu, George Wine, and our Romanian hosts for being such wonderful
hosts during Spaswinefood’s vine-filled explorations in Romania.
Sharon
August
2016
Bucharest, Romania
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Spaswinefood
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| La Mama, Bucharest © Spaswinefood |
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