Crama Liliac

Liliac is the Austrian-Romanian winery at Lechința, on the northern edge of the Transylvanian wine world, with the bat (die Fledermaus) as a playful symbol on its labels. The modern estate works both native grapes — Fetească Neagră, Fetească Albă, Fetească Regală — and international ones, in clean, friendly, well-made wines that quickly found a following. The cool climate here gives fresh whites and supple reds, with a northern crispness.

The winery, designed for wine tourism too, welcomes visitors for tastings and tours in an elegant setting among the Bistrița hills. It's a pleasant stop on the map of Transylvanian wine, for anyone who wants to see how good wine is made at a latitude where few would expect it.