Background

Referred to as (and get ready for this) “The State Enterprise Quality Wines Industrial Complex”, or for short “Mileștii Mici” (I actually think the first one was easier), this place was founded in 1969 with the purpose of producing, storing and ageing a variety of wines.

After 3 1/2 decades of successful operations Mileștii Mici was awarded the Guinness World Record title for “Biggest Wine Collection” and “Biggest Wine Cellar” in the world in 2005. With nearly 2 million bottles and tunnels stretching over 120 miles (of which only 34 miles are used), this place is like an wine fanatics underground city of dreams.

To date, many of the wines from Mileștii Mici are exported to the USA, UK, Sweden, Japan, Czech Republic, Poland, Greece, Finland and Denmark.