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Sunday, December 24, 2017

Noroc! #Winelovers kick-off Oltenia Wine Tour, Romania

Twas was a magical evening with #winelover friends when we gathered in Timisoara, Romania on the eve of our Oltenia Wine Tour#Winelovers met in Timisoara after the Rovinhud Wine Show for the official kick-off of a wine tour through Oltenia. Our wine country adventure began with dinner at Enoteca Amphora Restaurant. Whenever the #winelover community comes together it is a time for old and new #winelover friends to share their passion for wine. That evening in Timisoara was no exception. As you say in Romanian Noroc (Cheers)!
Winelovers, Timisoara, Romania © Spaswinefood
Since Spaswinefood's visit to Romanian wine country in August 2016 Romania has been a special place for me. Naturally when the opportunity arose to return to Romania in November I signed up. It hard not to continue learning about Romania's indigenous grape varieties.

#Winelovers Kick-off
#Winelover's Noroc, Timisoara © Spaswinefood
We shared a few wines that evening. Let's take a peek at a few of the wines we tasted.

Cramele Recas, Sole de Recas Barrique Fetească Regală 2016

Cramele Recas, Sole de Recas Barrique Fetească Regală 2016 © Spaswinefood
As a single vineyard Fetească Regală white wine it is an excellent expression of this Romanian native grape variety.


Garamvári Prestige Brut NV
Garamvári Prestige Brut NV © Spaswinefood
I enjoyed this tasty brut.

Vinuri Davino, Faurar Alb de Ceptura 2016 

Vinuri Davino, Faurar Alb de Ceptura 2016 © Spaswinefood
Vinuri Davino, Faurar Alb de Ceptura 2016 wine is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Fetească Alba (a Romanian native white grape variety) and Riesling.

Licorna Winehouse, Serafim, Fetească Neagra 2015
Licorna Winehouse, Serafim, Fetească Neagra 2015 © Spaswinefood
Fetească Neagra, a native Romanian red grape, is certainly a favorite of mine. This specific wine certainly brought back memories of an earlier #winelover visit to Licorna Winehouse.

Frittmann, FPV Ezerjo Száraz 2015
Frittmann, FPV Ezerjo Száraz 2015 © Spaswinefood
This was one of the Hungarian wines that we enjoyed over dinner.
Noroc: This time with a Red Wine © Spaswinefood

We did order some tasty dishes for dinner. Let me share just a few.
Pasta, Enoteca Amphora © Spaswinefood
Steak, Enoteca Amphora © Spaswinefood
Yes, some folks insisted on desert.
Desert, Enoteca Amphora © Spaswinefood


Noroc, Noroc © Spaswinefood
It was a delightful evening at Enoteca Amphora. Joining our Romanian fiends that evening were #winelovers from Hungary, Netherlands, and the United States. Two of our Romanian friends who were traveling all day joined us at the end of dinner. There were a few more #winelover friends who joined us in the morning.

The evening ended with a short walk back to our hotel.

Timisoara at Night, Romania © Spaswinefood
Next morning we were off on our #winelover Olentia Wine Country tour. After a four-hour drive our first stop was Mosia  Galicea MareWithout doubt Romania given its amazing viticultural history, distinct native grape varieties, modern wineries, and talented winemakers we had the most delightful vine-filled adventure. At the end of the tour we concluded our tour with a #winelover hangout in Bucharest.
Special Thanks to Razvan © 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 for being such wonderful host during our #winelover vine-filled explorations in Romania. 


Sharon
November 2017
Timisoara, Romania
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