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The restaurant at Asconi winery is traditionally themed.

A Moldovan charcuterie board.

My favorite food discovery on the trip. This is a plăcintă, a dough filled with a number of different fillings from cabbage to cheese to potatoes. Potato filled dough may not sound interesting, but you need to try it!

Roasted peppers, eggplant puree and a fresh tasting tomato relish. Yum!

There are several wine bars in Chisinau, some serve delicious food as well

Chateau Purcari serves internationally styled cuisine

Celebrate Wines of Moldova with the Wine Pairing Weekend Group
On a press trip to Moldova last summer, I could only think how much our Wine Pairing Weekend blogging group would enjoy visiting Moldova for the food, wine and the culture! After returning to the US, I contacted our friends at Wine of Moldova about a potential collaboration with our group here in the US.

Our group will be visiting Moldova virtually, via Moldovan wines. Join us as we try out food pairings with wines from this small Eastern European country. Wine of Moldova has generously provided sample wines to many of our bloggers

Castel Mimi Rosu de Bulboaca is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

Look for these Posts on Friday and Saturday
Join our group this weekend for an introduction to wines from Moldova! Our posts will go live starting on Friday July 10 and all will be live by Saturday morning July 11.  Take a look, then join our conversation on Twitter on Saturday July 11 at 10-11am CDT. That’s 1800-1900h in Chișinău, Moldova! To join the conversation (or just watch) search for the hashtag #WinePW on Twitter. Let us know you’re there!

Andrea at The Quirky Cork shares “Cooking Out with Moldovan Wine”

Liz at What’s in that Bottle shares “Moldova Mashup: Wines of Moldova & Foods of the World“

Terri at Our Good Life shares “Special Celebration and Moldova Wines”

Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm shares “Smoked Pot Roast with a Negru de Purcari from Moldova”

David at Cooking Chat shares “Ground Beef Chili with Red Wine from Moldova”

Deanna at Asian Test Kitchen shares “Pairing Moldovan Wine with Burmese Cuisine”

Linda at My Full Wine Glass shares “Finally, a grill! Just in time for Moldovan wine pairing”

Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla shares “Maidens from Moldova + Summer Suppers”

Jennifer at Vino Travels Italy shares “A Look into the Wines of Moldova”

Jane at Always Ravenous shares “Savory Cheese Crostata Paired with Moldovan Wines”

Michelle at Rockin Red Blog shares “Discovering Wines of Moldova.”

Cindy at Grape Experiences shares “Have You Tasted Wines from Moldova? Try These!”

Rupal at Syrah Queen shares “Uncorking Moldova – Three Wines To Try Now”

Martin at Enofylz Wine Blog shares “Getting To Know the Wines of Moldova”

Nicole at Somms Table shares “Tasty Moldovan Food & Wine Explorations”

Gwendolyn at Wine Predator shares “Moldova: Bubbles, Red Blend, and …Pizza? Yes!”

Pinny at Chinese Food and Wine Pairings shares “Moldovan Wines and Korean Sushi – Kimbap”

Susannah from Avvinare shares “Moldova – An Ancient Country with Beautiful Wines to Discover”

Jeff at Food Wine Click! shares “Cabin Pairings for Moldovan Wines”

The Cricova winery is built entirely underground, with some over-the-top themed tasting rooms