Wine: Romanian wines with plenty of bite
The Balkan nation, synonymous with literature’s most famous vampire, is also famed for its long-established winemaking culture
It’s Halloween, a time of year that’s steeped in mythology and folklore, dating back to the ancient Celts. If your Halloween is more about having a glass of something to celebrate the occasion than dressing up in costume, it might be a good day to look to the wines of Romania, a country famed for Dracula, the Transylvanian vampire created by Irish author Bram Stoker, which has an age-old winemaking culture.
These days, Romania’s varieties ...