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Husi Vineyard

Vineyard in Moldavia Wine Region
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Husi is one of Moldavia's historic vineyards, set in the southeastern part of the Central Moldavian Plateau between the Crasnei Valley to the west and the Prut Valley to the east. Its rolling hills and varied exposures create a distinctive viticultural landscape across parts of Vaslui and Iasi counties.

Viticulture has deep roots in this territory, where archaeological discoveries point to human settlement and agricultural activity reaching back to prehistoric times. Across generations, vines became an enduring part of the landscape, shaping a wine tradition that remains closely connected to the history and identity of Husi.

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The Husi vineyard occupies a varied landscape within the Moldavia wine region, where hills, valleys and different elevations create a mosaic of growing conditions. The temperate continental climate varies across the vineyard, from more moderate conditions on the higher hills to a stronger continental influence within the Husi Depression. These contrasts contribute to the diversity and character of the wines produced here.

The vineyard is organised around several traditional wine-growing centres: Husi, Averesti, Vutcani, Murgeni and Bohotin. Each contributes its own landscape and growing conditions to the broader identity of the vineyard, creating a viticultural territory that stretches across one of the historically important wine-producing areas of eastern Romania.

Husi is particularly distinguished by two grape varieties intimately associated with this part of Moldavia. The aromatic Busuioaca de Bohotin produces distinctive perfumed wines and has become one of Romania's most recognisable native varieties, while Zghihara de Husi represents an even more specific expression of local viticultural heritage, its identity inseparable from the vineyard whose name it carries.

These local signatures grow alongside other traditional Romanian varieties such as Feteasca Alba, Feteasca Regala and Feteasca Neagra, as well as international grapes including Welschriesling, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. Together, they allow Husi to combine a strongly local identity with a diverse contemporary wine portfolio.

A Quick Look - Husi Vineyard
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Vineyard Identity
Busuioaca de Bohotin and Zghihara de Husi - two distinctive varieties deeply connected to the identity of the vineyard.
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Wineries
Producers carrying forward the historic wine tradition of the Husi vineyard.
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Grape Varieties
Native Romanian grapes alongside established international red and white varieties.
Wines from Husi

Discover the wines of Husi - from the aromatic Busuioaca de Bohotin and distinctive Zghihara de Husi to classic Feteasca varieties and international grapes shaped by the hills and continental climate of eastern Moldavia.

DOMENIILE AVERESTI
2019 Busuioaca de Bohotin
Busuioaca de Bohotin · 0.75 l