Cricova Winery Tour with Tasting: 4 types of wine

Taste four wines inside 120 kilometers of underground cellars

A 4-hour winery tour at Cricova takes you through underground galleries holding 1.3 million bottles and 640 wine types, where you watch the traditional Champenoise method for sparkling wine production and taste four wines with a sommelier. The tour includes private transportation, water, nuts and biscuits, and a live guide in English, Italian, Russian or Romanian. Minimum age is 18.

The experience

Cricova is a working winery built inside a limestone labyrinth that stretches 120 kilometers underground. The tour moves through the cellars where bottles sit at precise angles on stands, rotated daily by hand: a step in the Champenoise process that takes weeks. You'll see the remuage and degorgement stages that turn still wine into sparkling, and walk past the collection's oldest bottle: a single batch of "Easter Jerusalem" produced in 1902, the only one of its kind in the world. The winemaking museum sits inside the complex, and there's an underground church carved into the stone.

After the guided walk through the galleries, you move to a tasting hall where a sommelier pours four wines (still wines and at least one sparkling), and explains what's in the glass. The nuts and biscuits come with the tasting. Private transportation picks you up and brings you back, and the guide speaks your language: English, Italian, Russian or Romanian.

What’s included

• Private transportation.
• bottled water.
• nuts and biscuits.
• four wine tastings with sommelier guidance.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:15 and 13:15

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

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Italian, Romanian and Russian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 22 pickup points.

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

Prices and times updated 5 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomeNot recommended during pregnancy

Operated by GoAdventure Moldova

Is this one for you?Four hours fits a morning or afternoon without consuming the whole day, leaving time for other activities in the region. The minimum age is 18 for the wine tasting.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Italian, Russian and Romanian.

What is the Champenoise method and why does Cricova use it?

The Champenoise method is secondary fermentation inside the bottle, followed by aging. Cricova has used it for the last 60 years to produce sparkling wine. The process requires bottles to be rotated daily at a precise angle so sediment settles, then removed in a step called degorgement. Few wineries worldwide still make sparkling wine this way.

How many bottles does Cricova hold and what's the oldest wine there?

Cricova stores 1.3 million bottles across 640 wine types in its underground cellars. The oldest is "Easter Jerusalem," produced in a single batch in 1902 and the only bottle of its kind in the world.

What do I taste during the wine tasting?

You taste four types of wine, including a sparkling wine. A sommelier guides the tasting and explains the production story behind each glass.

What's included with the tour besides the wine tasting?

The tour includes private transportation, bottled water, nuts and biscuits, and the guided walk through the cellars and production areas.