Chateau Mimi

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We got invited to the opening of Chateau Mimi (Castel Mimi) here on 17th. It was built by Constantin Mimi, who was a very famous winemaker here and they have just finished its restoration. Constantin Mimi's descendants now live in the U.S.

Moldova is all about wine. Tiny as it is, it is the twenty-second largest wine producing country in the world. And the first or second (after Belarus) in terms consumption of alcohol per head.

It is going to be a big event headlined by some Russian band that was described to us as "cult" and "iconic". The name of the band is "Time Machine". It was banned from performing during the Soviet times but still was incredibly popular then apparently. We are looking forward to all the wine and life music.



The picture is not mine, I will post mine after the event.

Comments

[beautesauvage13.livejournal.com]

Man I'd hate to be the one to have to clean that place..It would take months to dust, mop floors, polish  furniture ect. 

It's huge. 

Hmm I'm going to have to see if we sell any Moldovan wine here.  We do sell German, French, Italian, Australian, American and Canadian.  I think I've seen Russian wine too.  There is Russian vodka here. 

Athena

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I think they have a huge team of people to clean it.

I never tried Russian wine and I would be surprised if you guys have Moldovan wine there but who knows.

[zvezda.livejournal.com]

I do love wine, so this makes Moldova get even more interesting for me.

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We drink 25 year old bottles like water here ). I wish the process looked as refined as it does in your icon though ).

[zvezda.livejournal.com]

I actually had the same thought when I used that icon. I thought, "My wine drinking does not look this glamorous!"

[topum.livejournal.com]

I bet it is still more glamorous than just passing the bottle around and drinking straight from it as the local boys and I do here sometimes ).