This past Saturday a group of volunteers set out for a tour of the famous Mileștii Mici wine cellars. The cellar is the largest in the world with over 250 kilometers of underground roads and is even highlighted in the Guinness book of records.
So, a van full of volunteers headed out to see the underground tunnels in a full tour and tasting. When we arrived at the cellars we were told that since it was Saturday the tour wouldn't be the price we had been quoted but instead more expensive for a tour with no tasting. We all begrudgingly agreed to go on the tour... we had gotten that far, after all. So, we payed the extra cost, hopped back in the rented van, and headed into the cellars.
The tour lasted just under an hour. Taking us on the underground streets named after different wines of the region. We saw the 'underground waterfall' that had been discovered when digging in the lime stone many years earlier. We passed barrel after barrel of wine, and were able to get out of the van to view the famous collection of bottled wine held in the deepest part of the cellars. We then visited the tasting room, filled with other parties who had decided to pay the fee for the wine tasting and meal.
It was a tease to see everyone drinking the wine, but we had all decided we would do our own tasting later that day so we left the music filled room knowing we would get our tasting eventually. We left the cellars and took pictures at the ornate wine fountains adorned at the front of the cellars before we headed back into Chisinau.
We were dropped at the Mileștii Mici wine bar in Chisinau and sat down to a long table ordering multiple liters of wine for our own 'tasting'. We were all quite happy with our decision as we were able to both enjoy a considerable amount of wine at a much more reasonable price. We were all proud of our ability to 'out-smart' the system.
The rest of the day unfolded with us attending the beer festival taking place in the center of the city and the rest was history.
Happy Hump Day from Moldova!
Peace
So, a van full of volunteers headed out to see the underground tunnels in a full tour and tasting. When we arrived at the cellars we were told that since it was Saturday the tour wouldn't be the price we had been quoted but instead more expensive for a tour with no tasting. We all begrudgingly agreed to go on the tour... we had gotten that far, after all. So, we payed the extra cost, hopped back in the rented van, and headed into the cellars.
The tour lasted just under an hour. Taking us on the underground streets named after different wines of the region. We saw the 'underground waterfall' that had been discovered when digging in the lime stone many years earlier. We passed barrel after barrel of wine, and were able to get out of the van to view the famous collection of bottled wine held in the deepest part of the cellars. We then visited the tasting room, filled with other parties who had decided to pay the fee for the wine tasting and meal.
It was a tease to see everyone drinking the wine, but we had all decided we would do our own tasting later that day so we left the music filled room knowing we would get our tasting eventually. We left the cellars and took pictures at the ornate wine fountains adorned at the front of the cellars before we headed back into Chisinau.
We were dropped at the Mileștii Mici wine bar in Chisinau and sat down to a long table ordering multiple liters of wine for our own 'tasting'. We were all quite happy with our decision as we were able to both enjoy a considerable amount of wine at a much more reasonable price. We were all proud of our ability to 'out-smart' the system.
The rest of the day unfolded with us attending the beer festival taking place in the center of the city and the rest was history.
Happy Hump Day from Moldova!
Peace
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