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Arts in Marrakech (AiM) first took place in September 2005. According to the event's media coverage, it serves as the [[Marrakech]] International Literary and Arts festival. It is reported to be a [[biannual]] festival. The 2005 participants and guests were [[Moroccan]] [[Sufi]] musicians, [[Alan Yentob]], [[Annie Lennox]], [[Richard Branson]], [[Saadi Youssef]], [[Charbel Dagher]] and [[Mohammed Bennis]].
'''[[Moldova]]''', like neighbouring [[Romania]], has a well established [[wine]] industry, although it is still mainly family-based. Many families have their own recipes and strands of [[grape]]s that have been passed on through generations. Several brands have been exported to bordering countries. The most famous, [[Cricova]], is also exported to the United States.
==HistoryExternal links==
[http://www.kasbahagafay.com/aim.htm AiM 2005 Website]
Wine has being cultivated since ancient times in the territory of [[Dacia]]. However, the current wine tradition dates from around the time of the founding of [[Moldavia]]. The earliest wineries were set up in [[Cotnari]] and [[Hârlău]] the western part of Moldavia, now part of Romania. The type of the vines is [[Tokaj]], which enforces the supposition that they were planted once with the founding of Moldavia as a Hungarian vassal.
[http://www.liberatum.org/morocco.htm AiM Liberatum Website]
Wine was one of the chief exports of Moldavia throughout the medieval period, especially to [[Poland]], [[Ukraine]] and [[Russia]]. Because it was a ware that was always easily sold, it was the only product for which the taxes were paid with silver coins, such as Greek ''hyperperos''. For other agricultural wares, such as wheat, the taxes were paid in products, usually one tenth of the production.<ref>V. Costăchel, PP Panaitescu, A. Cazacu. (1957) ''Viaţa feudală în Ţara Românească şi Moldova (secolele XIV–XVI)'' ("Feudal life in the Romanian and Moldovan Land (14th–16th centuries)", Bucureşti, Editura Ştiinţifică pp. 43-44</ref>
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In 2006, a diplomatic conflict with Russia began after the [[2006 Russian ban of Moldovan and Georgian wines]].
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[[Category: MoldovanMoroccan culture]] ▼==Wine growing regions in Moldova==
[[Category: Wine regionsFestivals]] ▼In Moldova four regions for wine growing are to be found:
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* [[Bălţi]] in the north
* [[Codru]] (central region)
* [[Cahul]] in the south
* [[Nistreana]] in south-east
== Main wine producers ==
*[[Cricova]]
*[[Milestii Mici]]
*[[Aroma SA|Aroma]] - [[divin]]'s producer
*[[Dionysos Mereni]]
*[[Flori - Kagor]], [[Kagor]], [[Muscat]], [[Isabella]], [[Lidia]], [[Zamfira]], [[Traminer]], [[Cabernet Sauvignon|Vitis - Cabernet Sauvignon]], [[Isabella|Vitis - Isabella]], [[Lidia|Vitis - Lidia]], [[Cabernet Sauvignon]], [[Chardonnay]], [[Feteasca]], [[Merlot]], [[Pinot Noir]], [[Sauvignon Blanc]]
*[[Vitis Hincesti]]
*[[Chardonnay Premium]], [[Merlot]], [[Rosu de Hincesti]]
*[[Barza Albă]]
*[[Belii Aist]], [[Balti]], [[Speranta]], [[Bucuria]], [[Prazdnicinii]], [[Codru]]
*Interalco
*[[Kagor]]
== White wines ==
*[[Aligoté]]: original wine. Colour: from light-straw to golden one, pleasant fine, distinctive taste with a shade of violet.
*[[Pinot]] group (Pinot Gris and [[Pinot Blanc]]): Wine has golden shades and harmonious delicate taste.
*Rhein [[Riesling]]: after 1,5 years of seasoning it obtain the particular freshness, refinement, flower fragrance with the pleasant tints of fir and pine pitches.
*[[Cabernet Sauvignon|Sauvignon]]: full-bodied fragrance and taste of black currants, and black currants leaves. During the maturity this wine obtaines pleasant gold shades.
*[[Chardonnay]]: The colour is light gold shades.
*[[Traminer]]: Predominating shades of rose and dogrose leaves.
== Red wines ==
*[[Cabernet Sauvignon]]: King of red wines. Color is intensive dark-red.
*[[Merlot]]: With shades of sweet-cherry and/or cherry, the wine has long aftertaste.
*[[Pinot Noir]]: full-bodied, oily wine. It is used as a base in blend wines.
==Cellars==
[[Image:Milestii Mici Logo.jpg|right]]
The [[Moldovan wine]] collection "[[Mileştii Mici]]", having 1.5 million bottles is the largest in Europe, according to the [[Guinness Book]]. It streches for 200 km, of which only 50 km are currently in use.
==See also==
*[[Globalization of wine]] (Stimulated by [[Paris Wine Tasting of 1976]])
== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.vinmoldova.md/eng/] - All about Moldavian wines
*[http://www.cricova.md/eng/] - Cricova wineries
*[http://www.aroma.md/menu1_e.html] - Aroma SA - Moldavian brandy producer
*[http://www.vino-kodrianka.sk/index.php3] - Moldavian wines in the [[Slovakia|Slovak Republic]] (sk)
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