Physico-chemical analysis of wines produced from local varieties in Romania and Republic of Moldova

Abstract

The natural conditions extremely favorable from Romania and Republic of Moldova, near the Danube Delta and the Black Sea, in latitudes similar to those in France, have favored over the time an expansion of lands cultivated with vines. Viticulture and wine production were basic occupations of people from this territory. Over time under the influence of many climatics, economics and historicals factors were obtained grape varieties adapted to the local conditions. Certain viticultural practices have been developed who contributed to the individualisation of wine from two different geographical areas. Wine made from Băbească neagră and Fetească neagră two local varieties cultivated in Romania and Republic of Moldova differentiates both by physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics, the aim of this paper being a comparative analysis of physicochemical composition and organoleptic properties of these wines. As a result for physico-chemical and organoleptic assays of Fetească neagră si Babească neagră wines from Iasi and Chateau Vartely vineyards, significant differences were identified.