Creşterea şi dezvoltarea soiurilor pentru vin in regiunea vitivinicolă Ștefan Vodă

Abstract

The wine sector of the Republic of Moldova is a strategic sector, also the main resource in the national budget At present, over 90 varieties of vines are accepted for cultivation, including 29 white wine varieties and 13 black wine varieties. At the same time, there are more than 160 clones of the basic wine varieties and over 20 varieties with the temporary admission status for testing under production conditions. Vineyard plantations with wine varieties predominate the varieties - Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon and others. In the Purcari Region there are some wine varieties from all list, because it’s a region with special traditions. The National Vine and Wine Office is making an enormous effort to promote Moldovan wine on the world wine market. But this can only be done with the local varieties specific to Moldovan climate conditions - Fetească neagră, Fetească regală, Fetească albă, Rara neagră etc. The purpose of this study is to analyze the wine varieties from Purcari Region.