Black Caviar and Sparkling Wine Tasting in Chisinau

Learn how sturgeon are farmed, then taste caviar preserved with salt alone.

A two-hour tasting activity at Aquatir, a major sturgeon breeding complex near Chisinau, where you tour the farm, learn the techniques that keep the caviar's natural flavor intact, and finish with a professional pairing of black caviar and sparkling wine. The farm uses only salt as a preservative, a method that sets their product apart. A live guide leads the experience in English or Russian. The minimum age is 18.

The experience

Aquatir sits outside Chisinau as one of Europe's largest sturgeon operations, built on a tradition rooted in the Black Sea region's historical sturgeon waters. The tour walks you through the breeding facility itself, where you'll see how the farm raises the fish and learn the specific technology behind the operation. The guide explains why the location and method matter to the final product, and why the choice to use salt alone, without other preservatives, keeps the caviar tasting like itself instead of like a shelf-stable approximation.

The tasting ends the two hours. A professional setup pairs the black caviar with sparkling wine, the crisp bubbles and dry finish cutting against the saltiness and silky weight of the roe. Champagne and caviar balance each other by design, and tasting them together at the source (where you've just seen how the product gets made) changes what you notice in both.

What’s included

• A two-hour guided tour of the sturgeon breeding facility.
• professional black caviar and sparkling wine tasting.
• snacks.
• live guide in English or Russian.

Options for this experience

2 options

Tour featuring black caviar and sparkling wineGuide in English or Russian · 10:00 and 15:00

Caviar tour, transfer includedGuide in English or Russian · 08:00 and 13:00Minibus, minivan and sedan options

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to FridayDepartures at 08:00, 10:00, 13:00 and 15:00

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Russian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availableNot recommended during pregnancy

Operated by GoAdventure Moldova

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste caviar at the source and understand how it's made. The tour includes the facility itself, so you see the operation before the tasting, not just the product on its own. If you'd prefer transport arranged from your hotel, the second option adds a transfer to and from Chisinau.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Russian.

What exactly happens during the tour at Aquatir?

You walk through the sturgeon breeding facility with a live guide, who explains the fish farming technology and the history of caviar production in the region. The tour covers how the farm operates and why its method of using only salt as a preservative keeps the caviar's natural taste intact.

How long is the whole experience?

The activity runs two hours total, from the start of the facility tour through the caviar and sparkling wine tasting at the end.

What's included in the tasting?

Black caviar and sparkling wine are the core of the tasting, paired together as they're meant to be. Snacks accompany the tasting as well.

What's the minimum age for this tour?

You must be at least 18 years old to participate, since the tasting includes alcoholic beverages.