Wine region
Valul lui Traian
Valul lui Traian is a wine region in Moldova, home to 5 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines.
On this page
Valul lui Traian's 5 wineries make roughly equal red and white wine; Merlot is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry IGP designation.
Most common single-grape wines
When Valul lui Traian wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:
- Merlot
- 2 single-grape wines
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- 1 single-grape wine
- Chardonnay
- 1 single-grape wine
- Pinot Noir
- 1 single-grape wine
- Sauvignon Blanc
- 1 single-grape wine
Wine profile
Valul lui Traian is roughly split, making substantial red (50%) and white (41%) wine.
78 distinct Valul lui Traian wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
- Red39 · 50%
- White32 · 41%
- Rose7 · 9%
Types: Still.
Representative Valul lui Traian wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- Fautor — Limited Edition Tempranillo
- Novak — Feteasca Neagra
- Chateau Cristi — Pinot Noir
- Vinaria din Vale — Mozaic Malbec
- Fautor — Blanca Cuvee
- Vinaria din Vale — Motive Merlot
- Novak — Saperavi Feteasca Neagra
- Fautor — 310 Altitude Merlot Feteasca Neagra
Quality designations
Wines here carry IGP status — a controlled quality designation.
- IGPEU Protected Geographical Indication (Indication Géographique Protégée) — a regional wine label, broader than AOP.
Moldova wine designations
- IGP
- In Moldova, IGP identifies wine products from protected geographical indication regions. The national system lists Codru, Ștefan Vodă, Valul lui Traian and Divin.
Understanding the wine data
- Designation
- The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
Explore Valul lui Traian
Ways to browse Valul lui Traian — each count is the size of that specific collection (a subset of the 78 wines tracked above):
- Red Valul lui Traian (39)
- White Valul lui Traian (32)
How to choose a good Valul lui Traian wine
Look for the IGP designation — it signals a controlled-origin Valul lui Traian wine.
FAQs
- What do the designation terms on Valul lui Traian wines mean?
- IGP: In Moldova, IGP identifies wine products from protected geographical indication regions. The national system lists Codru, Ștefan Vodă, Valul lui Traian and Divin. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
- How are wineries and producers selected for Valul lui Traian?
- Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
- How are representative Valul lui Traian wines selected?
- Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
- How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Valul lui Traian?
- The current regional catalogue contains 78 linked wines from 5 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.
Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.

