Moldavia — Vrancea

Vrancea — Odobești & Panciu

The country's largest wine basin

At the foot of the Curvature Carpathians, the Odobești, Panciu and Cotești vineyards of Vrancea county form Romania's largest wine basin — the quantitative heart of Romanian wine. For centuries this has been the home of Galbenă de Odobești, a light and friendly white, and Băbească Neagră, Moldavia's everyday red.

Panciu is also known for traditional-method sparkling wines made in deep-dug cellars. It's an authentic, agricultural region where wine is part of the rhythm of life — right for those who want to see wine made at scale, without fuss.

Signature grapes

Fetească AlbăFetească RegalăBăbească NeagrăGalbenă de Odobești

Good to know

A volume region — good to combine with the road up to northern Moldavia.

Wineries to visit in Vrancea — Odobești & Panciu

Winery

Crama Gârboiu

Crama Gârboiu lies in the heart of Vrancea, at Tănăsoaia, in Romania's largest wine basin. The Gârboiu family works both rare native grapes — Băbească Neagră, Galbenă de Odobești, Șarba — and international ones, in ranges that brought the Vrancea region new prestige: Bacanta, Epicentrum, Livia. The wines are expressive, with generous fruit and an increasingly clear maker's signature, steadily awarded in recent years. The area, marked by Vrancea's famous seismic epicentre, has even made that a brand theme. The estate welcomes visitors for tastings and tours, offering a modern face to a region known mostly for volume. It's a discovery for anyone who wants to taste winegrowing Moldavia beyond the clichés.

4.9(152 reviews)

Winery

Vincon Vrancea

Vincon Vrancea, based in Focșani, is one of Romania's largest wine producers, with deep roots in the Odobești, Panciu and Cotești vineyards. The brand keeps classic reference points known across the country — Beciul Domnesc, Sânge de Taur, Egregio — and covers a very broad range, from everyday wines to more serious selections, from both native and international grapes. It's Moldavia's wine made at scale, part of the rhythm of life in a region where the vine is everywhere. The historic cellars in Focșani, some impressive in size, tell the story of a centuries-old tradition. For visitors it's the chance to see how wine is made in the country's largest wine basin, in the heart of Vrancea.

4.5(61 reviews)