Private Tour
4 Hours Cricova Winery Tour with Tasting
Overview
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4 hours
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There are few wineries in the world that still produce sparkling wines according to the traditional Champenoise method and Cricova is one of them. During this tour you will explore its endless galleries, remarkable wine collections, a winemaking museum, the sparkling wine production section and even the underground church. After learning the remuage and degorgement process, you will have the opportunity to taste 4 types of wine, including a sparkling one.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Cricova is a unique underground complex that got renowned for both its huge labyrinths and excellent wines. For the last 60 years it creates the sparkling wine by the method of the famous monk Dom Pierre Perignon, which requires secondary fermentation in the glass and subsequent cuvée ageing. The wine maturation is done fully in the underground cellars, boasting 120 km in total length. Here, endless lines of stands are holding the bottles at a certain angle, waiting to be shaken every day, so they could become crystal clear. Currently Cricova is home to 1.3 mln bottles and 640 types of wine. The oldest wine in the collection and the only one of its kind in the world is the wine „Easter Jerusalem”, produced in just one batch in 1902. After the guided tour you will be invited in one of their tasting halls for a memorable wine tasting. It is here where the sommelier will tell you about the story of the bubbles in your glass.
Sample Menu
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Nuts
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Biscuits
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Bottled water
Nuts and biscuits
4 types of wine
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4 Hours Cricova Winery Tour with Tasting
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Reviews
35 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing experience in...
George B,,Feb 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing experience in Cricova winery, I was travelling by myself the only English person there, by the end of it I had 12 friends from 5 different countries including the guide, great atmosphere, super interesting, very easy
Krakow best experience
Leonora D,,Jan 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Beautiful experience and to try the very good guide even if the taxi driver could not speak English and also who had organized the tour required us another 20 euros even if I had actually already paid a tour for 4 glasses ..
The wine was very good....
Fenia C,,Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The wine was very good. The staff was very polite. It was very cold underground. Our driver was also very good.
Great experience
Michelle P,,Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great trip, picked up from door. Great tour guide around the wine cellars, gave us recommendations of where to eat in Chisinau. Well worth a visit
With a smaller group of fellow guests the visit could have been much better.
Penny M,,Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00We had previously visited the Milestii Mici Winery so had previous experience with a similar state-owned underground winery. The experience at Cricova was not considered as good due to the larger number of guests per tour (48 vs 12), the itinerary (less time talking with the guide and quiet inspection of storage vaults) and a much noisier tasting experience (more basic food pairings, poorer quality wines and no musical accompaniment by a violinist and accordionist). My wife and I had to wait for 10 minutes for a seating at the enormous table while two chairs and place settings were found for us (apparently due to an overbooking mistake by the winery). All in all a somewhat disappointing experience. The transportation to and from the winery was very good.
Nice tour with good wine
Claire L,,Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00It is a good tour. The wine is very good. However it gets cold in the tunnels. I would recommend this tour
Can be booked directly through the winery
Rebecca D,,Oct 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We really enjoyed this winery, it was a great experience and we had a really good time. Our driver was really quiet, and hard to find at the end of the tour, but we appreciated the ride. If we could do this again, we probably would have just booked directly through the winery and caught an uber. This tour didn’t really provide anything special that we couldn’t have planned ourselves.
Great experience!
Thomas ua,,Aug 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was an excellent experience. I had some trouble with the booking (because I entered the wrong date), but the staff promptly provided assistance and resolved the problem within minutes. The driver was incredibly friendly and picked us up in a beautiful car. The tour was both interesting and enjoyable, and the wine was delicious.
Susanne and Leif's first visit to Moldova
susannerL9833DQ,,Jul 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Good Service with private pick up outside Hotel, as well as the same driver who drove us back to the hotel again. He also appreciates that I could speak Romanian with him. The visit was a cool experience that is worth visiting, and with nice guide who also spoke good English. Once down in the wine cellar it was perhaps a little too fast. Short time in the souvenir shop, so the visit did not last for 4 Tim as promised.
Cricova super !
walter m,,Jun 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Top, all was fine , timing , transportation and the tour itself very interesting…. At the end testing experience simply amazing.
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