The Târnave wine region (also called Tîrnave) in
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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is situated just north of Sibiu, surrounded by the
Carpathian Mountains
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, centered on
Jidvei
Jidvei (, , ) is a commune in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania, located on the river Târnava. Jidvei is located in the north-western part of Romania, in the Transylvanian Plateau. Jidvei was first mentioned in documents in 1309, but traces of ...
Commune,
Alba County
Alba County () is a county (județ) of Romania located in the historic region of Transylvania. Its capital is Alba Iulia, a city with a population of 63,536.
Name
"Alba", meaning "white" in Latin and Romanian, is derived from the name of the ...
. It is one of the most important and oldest wine regions in Romania,
being mentioned by Herodotus about 600 BC.
This region has a cool climate due to its altitude (about 300 meters above sea level) and high humidity provided by the nearby Little and Big Târnava rivers. As a result, cool, fruity white wines with very good acidity are produced here.
Range of wines
White wines:
* Pinot Gris
* Italian Riesling
* Sauvignon
* Furmint
* Chardonnay
* Fetească Alba
* Muscat Ottonel
Sparkling wines
* Royal Fetească
* Italian Riesling
* White Fetească
Vine producers
Wineries: Villa Vinèa,
Blaj
Blaj (; archaically spelled as ''Blaș''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Blußendref'') is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 17,816 inhabitants as of 2021.
The city administers eight villages: Deleni-Obârșie ('' ...
, Jidvei (the largest, see the map), Medias, Târnaveni, Zagar, Valea Nirajului.
See also
*
Romanian wine
Romania is one of the world's largest wine producers and sixth-largest among European wine-producing countries, after Italy, France, Spain, Germany and Portugal. It produced more wine than New Zealand and Austria but is lesser-known on the world ...
References
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Wine regions of Romania
Transylvania