The Winery
The Grapes
The foundation of our wines is built on French varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscat. But we have also planted other varieties such as Riesling, Malbec, Pinot Noir and many more.
By 2024, we have planned to replace some of the existing vines and also add a few more varieties to our humble collection.
The Production
Using the latest Italian technology, Asconi Winery has a production of over 3 million bottles per year, focusing mainly on white and red wines. The winery also produces roses, sparkling and dessert wines in more exclusive productions.
Stainless steel tanks for both fermentation and storage that can hold up to 30,000, 60,000 and 150,000 liters each, juice concentrator*, a state-of-the-art bottling line with a speed of 8,000 bottles per hour – all these add to the quality of our wines.
Asconi Winery is present in 5 continents with over 25 international markets including Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Netherlands, Canada, United Kingdom, USA, China, Japan, Israel, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, and Australia.
*A juice concentrator is used to produce concentrated juice from the grapes in order to produce semi dry, semi sweet and sweet wines. This machine, unique in Moldova, allows us to produce the highest quality juice due to its work method of vacuuming and condensation at just 20-30 degrees celsius, in this way we retain the primary aroma of the grape.
Asconi red wines are stored în handmade oak barrels.
The Barrels
Asconi Winery red wines are full bodied and aged in 225 liter handmade American, Hungarian and French oak barrels, whilst white wines are stored in a fresh and aromatic style. Chardonnay from the Sol Negru line is an exception as it is fermented and aged in oak barrels for a fuller body.
The Collection
60,000 bottles, Asconi Winery treasure is its legacy, a collection of handpicked wines divided into two parts: Old and New. The Old collection comprises of 40,000 bottles dated from the ’90.
The New collection totals 20,000 bottles from more recent years with great aging potential.