Estate

Five generations, one winery, one hidden vine.

The Novak family history, as the family tells it on novak.md, and the facts a buyer needs about the land and the cellar.

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  1. late 19th c.

    Emanuil “Manolciu” Novak

    Grows local grapes and makes about 5,000 litres of wine.

  2. 1940–1991

    Mihail

    Loses the land to collectivisation but keeps the Kaz Aya vine, planting it in his yard.

  3. 1947

    Dmitri

    Works the kolkhoz vineyards with his father, driving the horse cart.

  4. 1999

    Semion

    Takes over the bankrupt “Avangard” kolkhoz, clears its debts; the family farms 1,500 ha.

  5. 2004

    Andrei

    The family buys the Tartaul winery, built in 1977. The father keeps the vines, the son makes the wine.

  6. 2006

    The embargo

    The Russian market closes overnight. The family moves its exports to the EU and Asia.

  7. Today

    26 wines in six lines

    A bottling hall since 2017; vineyards in Tartaul, Ciobalaccia and near Cahul; up to 3,000 t of wine a season and 22 people (gov.md, 2024).

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Land and cellar

  • Vineyards in Tartaul, Ciobalaccia (Cantemir) and near Cahul — IGP Valul lui Traian.
  • Winery in Tartaul since 1977; family-owned since 2004; bottling hall since 2017.
  • Up to 3,000 t of wine a season and 22 people (gov.md, 2024).

Grapes in the range

Highlighted: local and historic Moldovan grapes.

Vine rows in winter, southern Moldova

Trade visits

Visit the winery

Friday to Sunday, 11:00–19:00, by reservation, in Romanian, Russian, English or French. From August to October you can join the harvest.

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