Region 01
The Transylvanian Plateau · Siebenbürgisches Becken
A high plateau in the centre of Romania — like a fortress surrounded by the highest Carpathian mountains. Mineral whites and serious sparkling wines from cooler vineyards.
The land
Podișul Transilvaniei (Siebenbürgisches Becken, The Transylvanian Plateau) is in the centre of Romania, like a fortress surrounded by the highest Romanian mountains.
Beside the beauty and the mysticism of the places, which has inspired many stories (Dracula among them), this region has a very rich history. Transylvania is home to many ethnic populations — especially Hungarians and Germans, who substantially influenced the local culture, including wine making.
There are five DOC wine regions along three river valleys (Târnava, Mureș and Sebeș) flowing down from the mountains and bringing the best minerals to the vineyards. Aiud, Alba Iulia, Sebeș-Apold, Lechința and Târnave each have their own well-defined wine-making style. Traces of vine cultivation and wine production here are more than 2000 years old.
The vines are planted on hills between 175 and 544 metres high, with medium inclination between 15% and 30%, facing south and west.
Specific to this region are the white and sparkling wines, influenced by the colder climate and the minerals from the mountains. This is the birthplace of Fetească Regală (Royal maiden) — and Transylvania, belonging to European wine-growing zone B, holds one of the best international ratings for Romanian vineyards.
From the cellar
Meet the makers
A young family of wine entrepreneurs from Jelna, a village in the Northern Transylvanian county of Bistrița-Năsăud — fascinated by winemaking, terroir and the culture around it — dreams to reawaken and protect the sustainable wine heritage that have laid dormant in the region's rolling hills.
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In each bottle of Liliac you will find a dedication to quality, attention to detail, and a spiritual connection to the soil and the Transylvanian climate, decanted by Austrian experience and innovative winemaking techniques.
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In our cellar mature D.O.C. certified organic wines: 80% white and 20% red. Our philosophy is the right balance between tradition and progress. The concrete tanks recovered and renovated along with the technological input are the perfect symbol of integration between old and new.
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