Cricova and Mileștii Mici wine cellars are recognized to be the biggest underground wine cellars in Europe. 

Mileștii Mici is a wine factory and wine collection of Moldova situated 20 km south of Chi?in?u near a village with a similar name. Its underground wine city in limestone is stretching for 250 km of which 120 km are currently in use.  Mileștii Mici cellar complex is recognized to be the largest in the world. Tunnel streets, named “Cabernet”, “Shardonait”, “Feteasca”, “Sauvignon” etc. form a transport web of the wine city. One needs a car to drive from one part of the winery to the other, and it`s not rare to see its employees traveling from one workshop to another by bicycle.

The “Golden Collection” of Mileștii Mici holds nearly 2 million bottles and was recently recognized as Europe`s largest wine collection by Guinness World Records. 

Visit the famous Cricova cellar, situated in the vicinity of Chisinau. Cricova is a unique wine cellar, having no analogs in the whole world. This is an entirely underground city, situated at a depth of 50-80 m. Avenues, streets like in a town and only their names are unusual: Feteasca avenue, Cabernet str., Aligote str., Riesling str., etc. The length of these streets is about 60 km. Famous Cricova’s wine collection is permanently increasing. It contains valuable old wines from the whole world. Only here you can realize and understand what real wine is. Moreover, a walk along the winery street provokes a healthy appetite, and highly qualified cooks offer to taste dishes of delicious Moldavian cuisine. 

Cojușna  wine cellar is a smaller cellar in close proximity to Chisinau town. It is located in the village Cojusna, in Straseni district. Its factory is situated above the ground and it has a wine collection with 2 nice tasting rooms underground. They have very friendly and hospitable English speaking guides and can organize excursions for one person only. It should be booked in advance. No need for a car and the tour is a little cheaper.