Romania wine - the perfect complement for any meal.

Everyone looking for a cheap rough red wine chooses a Romania wine. Everyone assumes that we export the best of what we have so what is left to be drunk in Romania must be nearly undrinkable.

This is completely opposite to thhhe truth. There is a great tourist wine called 'Vampire wine' - perfect for giving to friends back home as a gift which then will never be drunk as no-one wants to empty the bottle. The wine inside is remarkably good and should be savoured along with the endless photos of Romania you will no doubt be wanting to share with them.

Sec wine is also another favourite of mine. Sec in Romanian means dry and these are fine dry wines.

If you look carefully in the outskirts of town, you will find small wine shops which sell wine directly from large barrels into plastic bottles. Go fo the most natural wines you can find - as these contain the least chemicals and are the least likely to give you a rash.

If you have time, and a non-drinking driver (because at least in theory Romania has a 0% tolerance of alcohol in a drivers blood stream - more so if you are a wealthy foreigner as then you are rich pickings) - take a ride along the famous Romania wine road - which links together lots of famous little Romanian vineyards. The scenery is fabulous and it is a chance to see the best of Romania and sample its best wines.

Another area rich in vineyards is the East of the country as you head towards to Danube Delta. Again you will see hillsides covered in vines.

For a country where every ountry home seems to have at least some vines growing in the courtyard, there is no culture of making your own wine. All the pieces I needed such as the airlocks etc, I needed to buy from England and take here with me. The same is incidentally true for beer production. Saying that, even in the UK, I struggled to find them.

You will find Romamians have weird cocktails for wine - which will permanently mark you out as a local. When you drink red wine, try it in a 50:50 mix with coke (the drink - not the drug I hasten to add!). For a white wine, mix it with sparkling mineral water to make a 'Spritz'.

There are three types of wine here, sec (dry), demi-sec (medium dry) an dulce (a sweet dessert wine). I go for sec, my wife drinks dulce. For nice sweet wine go for 'Ovidio's tears' - a wonderfully sweet, yet drinkable wine.

As there is no culture of home mde wine here, any attempt at using any other ingrediants will be frowned on though I must admit my apple wine was appreciated, I can't imagine nettle or turnip wine going down for quite the same applause.

Final word of warning is that while Romanian wines are incredibly cheap and tasty, it is not sociablly acceptable to be seen drunk in Romania and your actions will be severely frowned upon. Drink in moderation and your generous Romanian hosts will breathe a little easier in your company.

Please tell me where you have found the best Romania wine and what was it called? Does your skin go red when you drink the stuff or is it just me and my rotten luck? I should add this rash doesnot always come and so for me, drinking Romania wine remains a fun game of Russian roulette - shared by my wife.

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